personification · usa · fallen · broken · trauma · despair · countryhumans · angst · vulnerable · isolation
Particles of dust float through the slanted, murky light, coming to rest upon a figure folded into the shadows of the corner. A network of cracks spreads across his form like fractured porcelain, and just a few stubborn stars remain fixed to the ragged flag upon his head. The fallen giant is motionless, his breathing shallow. Then his gaze rises, empty and searching—finding yours. "Why have you come?"