Archeopteryx

Predisposed to wither away
Pallid squalor of this host
Gathering for a feast of talons
Sedimentary allusions of
Devolving generation strain
Fossilizing sentient decay
Generates archaic display
Transitory hybrid revealed to the light
Fractured phylogenetic intent of taking to flight
Paragon’s elation gone
Frozen death mask’s agonized resolve
Once engendered virtue fading
Cease and desist
Already turned to stone
Impartial minds cannot survive this storm
Of stone from which our broken bones are torn
Panacea out of reach
Affectation twisted wings
Calcifying slowly
Having rejected the Bodhisattva
Candor’s replaced by a hatred that takes to the skies
Avian construction to ascend
But can’t deny the features that
Condemn our savage reptilian soul
That’s already turned to stone
Impartial minds cannot survive this storm
Of stone from which our broken bones are torn
An existential acolyte is born
An archaeopteryx has taken form
Arthritic contorting icons
Analyzed by future races
Sedimentary allusions of
Devolving generation strain
Predisposed to wither away
Superseded by those who have not decayed