This is our Roman Empire,
New and improved.
Yes — I think about it,
All the time.
Because we’re witnessing
The pillars collapse.
And yet,
While The Forum stirs to raise arms,
I look closer and wonder:
How amongst the ruins,
On a hill where the republic quarreled,
An olive tree survived the fall.
- Sergio M. Flores
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