THE FEELING OF EMPIRES

Ask the Romans, who never knew the fear of death.
In their campaigns; for honor they fought, they said.
Their enemies shook in horror; as they drew their final breathes.
Amidst their conquests, were left seas of red.

Ask the Vikings, true masters of the seas.
For honor too; they sought for driven by greed.
Atrocities; they committed for reasonable fees.
In their graves, still hoarding wealth beyond their needs.

Ask the Nazis, who left behind a dark legacy.
World domination was the goal the strived for.
Reforming war as we knew from the classics.
Altering the world we understood in a single war

All empires have a fatal flaw.
They rise, and they fall.
Ask the Mongols,the Incans and the Assyrians as well.
Dead!, they all are therefore they can't tell.