Why Don’t We Believe in Ourselves?
the base of the pyramid
is seventy-two blocks in width,
seventy-two blocks in length.
each block is itself
seventy-two inches wide
and tall, seventy-two layers
of blocks
form
the pyramid
it was built by
the aztecs to
house their dead.
there are
seventy-two
warriors inside of this pyramid,
fourteen tourists,
three workers workers operating
the gift shop stand,
the aztecs left
a cryptic message inscribed
on a wall that reads:
bathrooms →
tickets →
← exit
the base of the pyramid
is seventy-two blocks in width
and seventy-two blocks in length
and the only aliens
who built it
are us.