by Alex Steelsmith

“Historical Iraq artifacts… were destroyed by Isis in the ancient city of Nimrud,
but archaeologists recently discovered a palace door threshold intact. … “ISIS might
well have been aware of its existence,” [the lead archaeologist] said. “And yet it was so well preserved.”
—ARTnews [emphases added]

This is the city
That was destroyed by ISIS.

These are the Assyrians
Who built the city
That was destroyed by ISIS.

These are the Egyptians
Who were conquered by the Assyrians
Who built the city
That was destroyed by ISIS.

These are the myths
That were created by the Egyptians
Who were conquered by the Assyrians
Who built the city
That was destroyed by ISIS.

This is the goddess
Who ruled the myths
That were created by the Egyptians
Who were conquered by the Assyrians
Who built the city
That was destroyed by ISIS.

This, and not ISIS, is Isis.