Why do we want the solution to have come and gone .why do we think the past is better ,was better .. The ancients must’ve been right. but, aren’t they what preceded us .didn’t they set this top spinning

we are their sum, their scree.

Scree: Loose rock fragments or debris that cover a steep mountain slope. 
• Talus: Similar to scree, often referring specifically to the pile of rock fragments that accumulates at the base of a steep cliff or slope. 
• Colluvium: Rock fragments and soil that have accumulated at the base of a slope, often deposited by downhill creep or rainwash.