Illusions of Grandeur Fail

In a world of masks, where truths are veiled,

People claim greatness, but tales are assailed.

Reality whispers through the winds of change,

Once proud empires are now rearranged.

They boast of triumphs, but shadows unveil,

Behind the facade, a story of frail.

Masters of illusion, champions of deceit,

Yet in their grandeur, a failure they meet.

Time's witness, the evolving stage,

From glory to echoes, a relentless gauge.

The definition of greatness is now unclear,

Lost in illusions, far from sincere.

So, stand not on pedestals built on falsehood,

For truth, unforgiving, reveals the falsehood.

In the grand theater of life's travail,

Greatness, a mirage, destined to fail.