"There will be nothing left"
Of this work of art;
A part of history
That we are built on.
Our history is burning down
Right before our eyes
And what can we do to stop it?
"Everything is burning"
The pictures that you see
Show art going up in smoke
This building is supposed
To represent divine love
I guess love can burn too bright.
However it has been
In ruins before
Victor Hugo wrote a book
That drew the world's attention to it
When it was collapsing
And now, deep tolls of the bells
Take a grave toll on a culture's
Art, architecture, history...
And in many peoples' hearts.
It has survived battles
And the wicked hands of time
Yet in the midst of restoration
It catches fire.
Statues and other things
Have at least, been saved.
The media has fired up
Just like the spire that collapsed
And in the comments of the mourning
People are getting mad
"So I guess an old building
Is more important
Than entire cities in Syria
According to our world leaders
And the media"
The world is out of order
Come back another time
If you want to see it functional
For now, can we mourn this tragedy?
The others that were seemingly ignored
Don't deserve it
But everything doesn't need
To be a competition
Other tragedies don't deserve to be ignored
But neither does this one.
"Furthermore, the world is passing away and so is its desire..."
On this day in 1912, the Titanic sank
And now the Notre Dame is on fire.
It's daunting, disheartening
Yet terrifyingly beautiful
I'm sorry for all
Who feels like they lost something
In that fire.
Because you did
You lost a part of your history.
Yes, it is a monument
Of an era of human cruelty
But does it need to be subjected
To this cruelty?
At least, the art hasn't been
Completely destroyed
The organ is still there
Along with the rose windows
It can be restored
At least, I hope so.
The rich are donating
To the cause
- Although some turn a blind eye
To schools in Yemen being bombed -
So it will be restored.
The spire fell
But the scaffolding is mostly up
Along with funds to help it.
A thought: In the future
This will be known as the day
The Notre Dame caught fire.
It has almost been lost before
This will happen again
It will continue to happen.
Material things can't last forever...
This is miserable
But it isn't over
The roof has caved in
The beams and pillars have collapsed
The spire has toppled
The stones have suffered
And their suffering isn't over
But it is not gone.
Renovation has to happen
Things break and crash and burn
And someday, this building
With all its cultural, religious, artistic and architectural importance and history
Will someday leave forever.
But today, it isn't over,
It's not gone.
A.N. Obviously, this is about the Notre Dame burning. Uhh as far as I know, it accidentally caught fire during restoration but luckily, many statues and stuff were taken out for restoration before the fire. The spire indeed collapsed and a lot of it was burnt but a lot is still there. The scaffolding is mostly there so ppl are confident it'll be rebuilt. (There's a 5 hour long video of it burning on YouTube) Yes, I know that many World Leaders, the media and many rich people who are donating to the cause of its renovation haven't done much for cities in Syria and stuff but ppl are allowed to be sad about the Notre Dame alrite.
Uhhhhhhh I put in quotes from some articles and a quote from the Bible so uh yea.
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