The Barbaric City
And thence did a fabled city collapseInwards for each and allA new erect in uninviting scopeThe barbarians came from darkest eastAnd plot their townFor the bred amongstA nameless kingWats templesThe infamous zigguratConsummate with the pious deadAnd worship of a bearded godDreamt by mayansEnvisioned the outer wallsRustic skull and boneWas here the rains of bileHyponotised into muddied sewer