Paving Over History

Steel casing, holding tight
The muffler shot, the city’s lights
Diesel lungs, the beast exhales
Paving over concrete trails

Tear it down
The library, the city square
Flatten every wall out there
Iron skin, no mercy found
Grind the history to the ground

Foundation cracks
The earth gives way
A titan in the light of day
Armor plated, heated path
Unleashing all the buried wrath

No escape
Through the fire, through the pain
Waiting for the wrecking train
Every structure turns to dust
Yielding to the iron thrust

The engine stalls
The gears collide
Nowhere left to run and hide
Trapped in heavy iron weight
Staring at this final fate

Cold… con… crete…