Modern Skylines

Old quests

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Cranes and skyscrapers
replaced
bell-towers and minarets,

Promised-land
shortchanged
for real estate,

The chronic scaffolding
promising
a better life on Earth,

The relentless drilling
numbing
all our senses,

Nails and pins
crucifying
everything together,

Our modern skylines
tell the story of our
restless search for God
mistaking new heights
for heavens.