Meaningless

A clock ticks down in an empty room
Nothing in there to hold to judgement
The fire burns out, and the smoke fades
A circle of no impact in the void

Forgotten words that no one spoke
Buried beneath the chest of its bearer
It eats deep beneath the bones
Yet for honor was it tamed

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We stack the stones to build a wall
To keep the quiet night at bay
Yet in the shadow we lurk in thoughts
And our minds louder than the street we tame

Perhaps the secret lies here
The void is vast, the stage is stare
And yet in all this dust and air
Nothing stays and nothing last.