I Never Understood...

...how man could dare
to watch a city shaken to the ground,
to feel the tremors, hear the tragic sound
of houses twisting, crashing everywhere,
and not be conquered by a sick despair.
Although his buildings crumble to a mound
of worthless ruins, man has always found
the urge to build a stronger city there.
Within my soul I made my towers high.
They lie in ruins, yet I have begun
to build again, now planning to restore
what life has shaken to the earth; and I,
in faith shall build my towers toward the sun
a stronger city than was there before.
Author Unknown