Pyramids

Unlike the Tigris and Euphrates,
the fertile flood plains of the Nile,
known as the home of banished deities,
(some are still wrapped up in denial),
are overrun by modern tourists.
Most are quite harmless, but to purists,
it's a sad symbol of our age.
Ask any talking head or sage,
and they'll lament the glitterati,
their fascination with King Tut --
and Nefertiti, she's all that --
though Cleopatra was more naughty,
a real challenge to redeem.
Well, and the pyramids, a scheme.