Napoleon's Tomb
Paris
Young girl
across the sea
flew to distant
land to see
Up Eiffel Tower
she climbed
around the Louvre
strove
Searching for learning
history meaning
driving walking
riding metro
what had
what had
happened where
When came upon
Les Invalides
at last
a resting place
not mine
not mine
Napoleon
A French "hero"
"warrior" it read
but history said
he was
brutal
brutal
harsh
not caring for the
lives of thousands
"So why enthrone him
in costly
red marble
red marble
this self-crowned
"Emperor"
someone whom
millions wished
had never
lived"
Michaella Lazarus
February 26, 2016
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