Sphinx Jinx Methinks

The monument of death will outlast the memory of the dead. The Pyramids do not tell the tale which was confided to them; the living fact commemorates itself. - Thoreau

brick by brick

block by block

rung by rung

higher and higher

lighting our own funeral pyre

with limestone, granite and mortar

all aligned in divine, perfect order

we built towering, smooth pyramids that kissed the sky

never needing to stop and ask why

worshipping the sun

the work seemingly never done

riding in guilded chariots

laughing in riots

floating down the nile

wearing nothing but a smile

walking like egyptians

despite occasional tantrums and conniptions

thinking we were king tuts

they said we were nuts

bowing down to a whiskerless cat

gorging on bread and beer 'til we were fat

never taking time to bend down and put out the welcome mat

i guess that's that