#Poetry #Poem
MIGHTY ROME
by Bill Kochman
02-03-2018
Oh how mighty was that Rome,
Her empire across the world,
People feared and trembled,
Wherever her flag unfurled.
With sharp teeth like a lion,
She devoured her every foe,
Tho armies fought against her,
She always dealt a deadly blow.
No one could seem to stop her,
But many nevertheless tried,
Their soldiers fought bravely,
On the battlefield they died.
But moral decay soon set in,
For power corrupts the mind,
Thus many citizens of Rome,
Became both haughty and blind.
Many gods they all worshiped,
Some were animals, others men,
Hedonism was quite rampant,
It was a city so full of sin.
The war expense was great,
So inflation began to rise,
Her senators became vultures,
Dealing in treacheries and lies.
But her biggest mistake of all,
Was to attack God’s own Church,
Is it really any wonder then,
He knocked her off her perch?
And so Rome began to crumble,
Her glory slowly faded away,
While God’s Kingdom lives on,
It is still with us here today.
