Tell me about the grain that fell from the boards above; And dusted my strewn desk with gritty powder. Let me hear the voices of friends 'in this together'; Of their grist and grind on keyboard, mouse, mind. I want to catch the spent emotion of decisions hard fought; To see the happy simple days of summer labour short, Please, and feel the lost cheery smile of Ruth and Mike; Preserved only by the resonance of giant timber beams. I never thought about the end of useful uses lost; But now your eyes and mouth are boarded, silent, shut; Your industry suspended, we mostly carried on.
This is about the building where I worked for 10 years. It is now boarded up and empty awaiting someone who wants it.