The Crumbled Empire Poem by RAJESH.C BOSE

'This was the site'
Said the guide in fright
Only this much could he say
And I stood awestruck

A shattered pool and a crumbled garden
Shadows of paths
Where once princesses trod
Were covered with dead leaves
Ghostly fragrance of royal love
Lay in silence in perfect imbalance.

Like a specter I moved along
Through the shattered silence
Without guidance
All alone in that zone.

For what? I can't say
For this empire belonged to me
These ruins..
These smell- less flowers
All belonged to me
Or....
It might have been my life.