Edifice, etched out of sandstone – Petra.
Ancient as the surrounding sands.
Pure now in ruin, as never before in occupation.
The energy of humanity –
Creators, destroyers, virtuous and devilish all –
Imbues soulless works with the spirit of good and evil,
Inextricable.
Mystical now in its emptiness.
A once busy dwelling, noisy market, echoing shrine,
Now camel-top tourist attraction.
All things in time must change.
The earth ever trying to reclaim its raw materials.
What it covers it is the office of the archaeologist to expose.
The act of discovery reintroducing humanity
To the primal, dispirited, vacant lost.
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