Each's Babylon

Each seeks a tower,

abandoned or built,

unguarded by steel

armor or blades,

to close the divine distance

and increase their view.

Some chisel new clean blocks

from the cleansed and uncovered rock,

while others use remnants,

rounded and covered in moss.

Searching amongst the trees

and city lines,

the tallest options

often are never considered

due to the effort required

to ascend their spirals

before they crumbles.

Some never stay

in one corrugated nest

after seeing the green valley

and shiny steeples beyond.

Few realize that our heads

need only the height

of our spines to achieve ease,

because earth contains 

the common elements of the sky.

-Robert L. Jackson III