Derelict

Old,
weathered
derelict
jutting up from
the dry Texas dirt,
left to rust in the sun
like some giant iron egret.
It stands silent as it casts a
hulking shadow over the landscape.
Once a symbol of money and power.

It has become an ancient Colossus,
squatting like an abandoned relic.
A forgotten monstrosity…
oily, decrepit, tarnished.
No longer relevant,
an antique with no
possible chance
for life in
better
times.