The Fall of Giants

We may rise to the top, but nobody is able to stay there forever.

There was a time I reached a lofty place,
A fleeting moment shining in the race
For two short days I stood where few had been,
Then watched it fade like it had never been

And as I thought about the years gone by,
Of kings and tyrants reaching for the sky
I saw a truth repeated through the years:
No throne survives, no ruler conquers fear

The mighty march as though they’ll never bend,
Convinced their power has no final end
They build their kingdoms, boast of what they’ve done,
Yet every empire sets beneath the sun

The cruel and proud who thought themselves supreme,
Are now just pages in a distant dream
Their names once thundered through the world with might,
Yet time reduced them all to dust and night

For none are greater than the hands of time,
No wealth, no fame, no mountain left to climb
The strongest fortress someday starts to crack,
And every path that rises circles back

We all have moments when we brightly glow,
And times when heavy winds refuse to slow
The peaks and valleys come to everyone,
A season lost, a season newly won

So when success comes knocking at my door,
I’ll cherish it, but won’t demand much more
For every triumph, every crown we wear,
Is just a passing breeze upon the air

And when I stumble, broken, bruised, and small,
I’ll remember giants also had their fall
For no one’s weak forever, or strong always -
We’re all just travelers passing through our days

The truth remains, no matter rank or role:
No one is invincible in soul
We’re here a moment, then we’re carried on,
Like morning dew that sparkles, then is gone

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