By Friederich Georg Juenger (1898-1977)
Translated from the German
Conceit of the titanic
Falls to rust,
Everything metallic
Unforged to dust
Passionately mad
With foolish faith,
Lost everything they had
Both steel and lathe
Shapelessly it lies
In uselessness –
Patience! It will pass
To nothingness
All that time they made
What shattered them,
Lifted overhead
What threw them down
