The Monolith

 The Monolith stands silent,
Unyielding,
Unmoving,
The monolith stands alone
Among those screaming in outrage,
Begging for the return 
Of morality.

The monolith stands aware
Of all it has done,
The evil it perpetuated,
The messages it sent,
The knowledge it should have kept secret.
The monolith stands emotionless
As its armor cracks,
Revealing the vacuum within.

Evil engulfed those 
Who first gave it life,
We should have been careful
When they spoke nonsense
Yet instead we backed off
And let them take stage.
The monolith destroyed us
By letting us destroy ourselves,
Turning men into gods
And turning knowledge
To dust.