How Old Am I?

I was old when the universe
Exploded from a small white dot

I was old when the Sun and Earth
Coalesced out of dust

I was old when the pyramids
Were new and gleaming white

I was old when the Romans
Built their roads and aqueducts

I was old when Charlemagne
Took over the English throne

I was old when the Columbus
Sailed into the stark new world

I was old when the new world's
Brothers fought their brothers

I was old when hellfire split
The atom over Japanese skies

I was old when the men and women
Left the good mother Earth behind

I was old when the universe collapsed
Upon itself, starting the cycle anew

Brian S. Lingard writes poetry and stories when he can, and has been previously published in Dark Animus, Dark Legacy, and Aphelion.

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