fragile

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climbing the ladder, packed with stones in my pockets

sweating in the sun, reaching for the cracks in the facade

press it in between broken bricks, dry pipes, dead sockets

know of the fragile basement, am tired of the charade

my body worn from effort, still marble floors are dirtied with dust

dull tapestry long out of style and broken glass for windows

visitors come no more, all doors' hinges thick with rust

how long until the full collapse only the next stormcloud knows

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