She Stands

She fears no man - nor any living thing

alone, they can't hurt her so

yet she shudders - if she hears the sound

of her mighty metallic foe ..

So old, so wise and grounded

with characteristic lines - so define

she could tell a thousand stories

that she's witnessed over time ..

Though every year, as she grew

proclaiming the ground on which she stood

she shed a tear, just like the year before

although natural, so misunderstood ..

For all around her, as far as she could see

the destruction and devastation

as there became less and less of her kind

a helpless, realisation ..

None-the-less - she carries on

providing her duties to those in need

a shelter, home or nourishment 

she complies - this ever growing seed.