Statues

Magical faces
from long lost times
are staring down in sorrow
because their only friends
are old gray birds
that sit on their shoulders
and whine.
Cold as ice
and sickly looking
ever since they were born,
these everlasting beauties
standing at attention
watch as you walk by
their posts.
Maybe someday,
someday maybe
they will see a bright new world,
but as for now
they're frozen in place
to see the same things
day after day.