Millions dance as the city crumbles.
A fire on every street.
The ground quakes from the falling buildings.
It’s a celebration, they say.
Capitalism, the failed experiment, dies.
Skyscrapers worldwide lose their place in the heavens.
As a historian, I’m afraid.
Societies start with the best of intentions,
but those in power
will grow into unrecognizable creatures.
Wielding such power tends to corrupt.
What new buildings will they resurrect
to bring us down?
Better the devil you know
than the devil you don’t.