"Ozymandias"

The theme in "Ozymandias" by Percy Bysshe Shelly, has one that seems "nothing lasts". Some imagery from this poem particularly caught my eye when the speaker said, "a shattered visage lies, whose frown, / And wrinkled lip" (Shelly l. 4-5). I pictured an old statue weathered from the elements and time; almost like the same condition of Egypt's Sphinx. The writings show that no matter how powerful and strong something is, or once was, "nothing lasts" not even "Ozymandias, king of kings".