36. The Two Towers

I'm back in my wheelhouse, the Shakespearean sonnet. And I've turned my gaze towards two glowering monuments of adamant and terror that loom over Paris.

That's the sun, setting on safety.

Tron Tower and the Steampunk War Machine:

Both say, “Je suis la reine de tout Paris!”

Of course, they cannot both be Paris' queen.

As it grows dark they fight for all to see.

One basks in fame the whole world recognizes,

quite sure no mere skyscraper could supplant

her place; yet fame is not what Tron Tower prizes.

It seeks destruction for the Iron Aunt.

The night's alight with beams whose power's staggering

as Steampunk War Machine assaults Tron Tower.

But pulsating blue glows from Tron Tower's daggering

deflect the beams and demonstrate her power.

Their battle carries on til hours wee,

a stalemate as they fight eternally.

Can you feel the conflict?