Alexander the Dead

Alexander lies abandoned

no Bucephalus or Hephaestion

golden shield, sword or lion cape

Once he was the chosen one

blood and gore – spoils of war

rally the troops, the rabble and hangers on

He died of a malarial fever

his corpse a tourist attraction

at the mouth of the Nile

Now he lies in state under back fill rubble

of old Alexandria conquered by a mosquito

as his city slowly slips into the sea

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