crumbling

The very hold of my walls crumble,
They weaken with woe and weariness.
I am the very essence,
I am devastation.
My citizens plagued, my warriors outnumbered.
Brick by brick, I shatter.
Say goodbye to me, I am withering away.
I prey only for an answer, though your heart bears no key.
Blackened and battle-torn, my body begins to burst.
Say goodbye to me, I am holding on by my one and only lifeline.
Memories once monuments,
now only empty streets, leading to empty houses.
Oh, how I wish I would replenish,
So that the citizens would scream with salvation.
But now, I am an empty city.
Insignificant idols are no longer glistening.
They strike and strike again,
each blow more blistering.
Finally, I fall. I am no longer.
I am unrecognizable.
Congratulations, I am destroyed.