The poem highlights man's attempt to immortalize himself. However all his attempts prove futile. Man ismortal indeed! In the eternal onward march of life kings, emperors, despots,generals, etc. do not matter at all! Life is immortal. He doesn’t know what itsdesign is! When in the long past, Ozymandias was such a mighty king in Egypt,he was so high-handed and arrogant of his power, wealth, and valour. He thoughtnobody could defeat him. He won many wars against his adversaries also. He gothis statues built throughout his kingdom so that people would look at his worksand shudder. However, his glory lasted only a few years. He became old, weak,and finally died. He was so sad at the approaching death. All his wealth,victories, and pride could not save him from the claws of death!After a few centuries not even a trace of hiskingdom was left! His palace, his wealth, the statues and buildings he had gotbuilt, all decayed into ruins. His statues lie broken, surrounded by sandydeserts on all sides. Not a single statue is intact! All broken! All men areequal. It does not matter whether you are a common man or an emperor! All die atthe end. All power belongs to time, life, and God, who created the both. Onlyart and creativity survive. For example, the sculptor who sculpted his statue,he has survived till now in his art. Life is so complex and powerful.Hope u understand it... ....... *-*