Just like that

And just like that

She crumbles…

It was a slight nudge

against a poorly laid brick

and the whole façade

comes crashing to the ground

And you stand there wide eyed

with your mouth gaping open

thinking you are the sole contributer

of her collapse.

But this wall was never sturdy to begin with.

It was built in a rush.

The laymen were overworked,

doing the work of 20 men.

The bricks were all laid wrong,

some at odd angles.

And the wall

was full of holes.

Over the course of history

others have come along

and nudged and pushed

a loose brick here or there.

The bricks that fall out completely

are left lying on the ground.

And no one comes

to repair the damage.

Some lean on the wall for support

but she’s not sturdy enough.

In the end they all leave her

ugly, old and weak.

They walk by her everyday,

this corroding structure

with scarcely a foundation left

until you come along.

You play the innocent,

She intrigues you,

you desire to know her history.

You joke, “If these walls could talk”

Then you brush against her

only slightly

but too aggressive

for her unstable frame.

And just like that

She crumbles…

-Jo Resner