A Requiem for Ozymandias

Wake up, wake up, your king is fallen!
Stripped from his grace he sleeps in the mire
This day concludes poor Ozymandias
Noble king Saul has dropped his spire1

And you there with the bloodstained gauntlet
Aren't you afraid?
Aren't you ashamed?2

Or are you proud?3

Wake up, wake up, our chains are broken!
Break down the gates to misery
Wake up to fear and love yourself
The heaven or hell that waits within4

But we are all in this together
We are all to blame
Wherever Ozymandias is now5

Go make him proud.6

Author notes

About how in an increasingly secularized society we must take care to preserve at least some of the old moral values that were traditionally based on the fear of God. Oh, and having said that, perhaps I should mention that I myself am an atheist.

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  • dreamshell
    October 31

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    Not bad, but I'm not sure ol' Ozy is the best person to use to make some statement about a return to morality, though...


    • GodBlessCatastrophe
      October 31
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      Thanks for the kind words.
      Perhaps I should clarify that Ozymandias, the "King of Kings" represents God and the old ways rather than the "return to morality". But you're still right. Would be very hard to change that now though. The damage is already done...


  • Midnight Rose14
    August 31

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    very good...i really like it and it doesn't really matter that you are an atheis....it is really good
    awesome job.
    MR

    I am the first one commenting on this!