The Colossus Of Discord Poem by Perdita Young (Hanna Wang)

Not like Colossus of Rhodes or Miss Liberty,
Not among the Ancient Wonders of any kind,
Erected and overthrown, then erected again,
By diverse sovereigns of the Oriental Land.

But a distressed man, exiled from his native land,
A refugee seeking shelter and similar mind.
Is he a genius or a fool, or rather, just both?
The wise seem to know better than that to discuss.

Is it a collapsing wall that tempts many a push?
Is he a man who is down and for folks to crush?
In him I see no savior, nor god, nor success,
But an idol self-righting, for occasions to dress.

Where's the line from the sublime to the ridiculous?
How can one label the virtuous from the ambitious?

Jan.26th,2011.