Textures soft and gentle, others hard and coarse – Exposed

 

Exposed to forces they didn’t seek out, want, need – Oppressed

 

Exposed to uncontrollable elements – Unhinged

 

Those left behind have endured the unspeakable – Persevere

 

Face to face with the natural and unnatural – Threatened

 

Hallowed crevices forming like a protective layer – Hardened

 

Others were penetrated to their soft inner core – Broken

 

Sophisticated structures, made ruin with time – Perspective

 

Mortar warn down so deep, bricks appear floating – Animation

 

Years since they have been nurtured, cared for, loved – Sadness

 

Enough still stand to make out the stature of another time – Pride

 

Too much is missing to see the future, the path ahead – Fractured

 

A persistent spirit clings on with mortar of will – Fighting

 

Doors still hinged onto an unknown destiny – Clarity

 

Gripping onto the sunlight with one foot stuck in the past – Exposed