Dig

For years and years we had been groomed
To be a polished product in a doomed society.
We built the empire.
For years and years we have been kicked below the surface,
Dragged above, and kicked down again.
Erase the empire.
We prayed for fire but never did see a single spark.
Keep digging.
Five hundred years without light only means that we can see in the dark.
Keep digging.
Dark. Dark.
Were the tunnels