Antithesis

Buried beneath the crust,

Soaring amongst the dust,

Brimming with hubris,

Yet truly wondrous,

Embellish manors, fueled by grandeur,

Demolish towers, tall no longer,

Writhing in the dreary,

Thriving with each query,

Relinquish to hands -- needy,

Clasp at riches -- greedy,

Leaping towards salvation,

Though falling to damnation,

Vitality upon soil... bestowed,

Rot into others... imposed,

Stumble on cryptic jumbles,

Reveal truths and worlds crumble,

Bombarded by endless change,

Conflicting thoughts unyielding,

Forever see to turn the page,

Else plunge to depths unfeeling.