No no no no that poem is very clear. Ozy built a giant statue to himself to lord over all that he ruled upon. When the narrator came across the inscription, all

No no no no that poem is very clear. Ozy built a giant statue to himself to lord over all that he ruled upon. When the narrator came across the inscription, all that was left was the pedestal and the feet of the once giant statue. Just as the statue had disappeared into the sands of time - while the inscription of bragging remained - so had the kingdom. The point of the poem is akin to "the bigger they are the harder they fall" if you will.