Single horse wicker & wood
chariots pull the darkness
towards the desert horizon,
eclipsing lost monuments
in shadow.

A stiff headdress, chipped
& cracked, still surmounted
with the Vulture & Cobra rests.
Nekhbet & Wadjet, risen
from the sand, protection
forgotten, names mostly
unremembered.

Below the warmed floor
of the desert a forgotten face
and wrapped chin beard
still guard the antechamber
that the beetles took over
centuries ago.

Cartouche & Crypt.
Pyramid & Arch.
Humanity, Ego, History–
food for the scarabs.