“The Rise and Fall of Rome”

People say
The truth

Nobody deserves
More help

The change

A girl with education
A creature
A cultivated accent
A difference

The legion
The grand economy
The crumbs
The shadow

No one around

“I love the historical period of the Roman Empire. “Medicus: A Novel of the Roman Empire” by Ruth Downie jumped out at me as the one to produce my first Page 143 poem. As I have been reading through the page, it struck me that there was enough that reflects on what happened to the Roman Empire.” –Mark Escalera