American Suburb Photo

-Why did this photo catch your eye?
This photo caught my eye at first because of the words written. The irony is that the letters are written in nice handwriting, but the message has a haunting overtone. The house at first looks as though it is older and quaint, but when you see the broken windows it leaves you wondering what exactly is the memory that this person wants destroyed.

-Describe what the photo shows and is about. Be as detailed as possible. Imagine you are explaining it to someone that has never seen it.
This is a photo of a portion of a red brick house with a grey roof and dark green shutters. The shutters and brick are weather-worn, as though the house is several decades old. The only part the house you can see are about half of each window and the brick in between, which spans maybe 6 feet across, and only one floor of the house is visible. In the brick space between the photos, the words "Destroy this memory" are written in white spray paint, in cursive with neat handwriting. The words are fairly large and the quote is probably about 3 feet in height. The windows, then, do look destroyed, with a couple section of glass broken or missing, trash piled in the left window, and a broken set of white blinds in the other window.

-Imagine you are one of the objects in the photograph. Describe the scene from your point of view. What happened before the photo? What happened immediately after? What's the temperature? What time of day is it? What smells are present? What is the atmosphere like? Are there noises? Do you feel safe or is there a chance of violence?
In this photo I am a window. Before the photo, and several years ago, a girl lived here who had a rough childhood due to fighting with parents. In the ensuing fights that i witnessed, the inside of the house was neglected and trashed. Years later, the girl is an adult, still haunted by the memories of her bad childhood. The house has been abandoned for years now and neighborhood kids have thrown rocks to break me. The girl writes "destroy this memory" to help her mind get rid of the memories. When this picture is taken, it was a cool day in fall, around noon-time and the weather is cloudy. It smells musty and unpleasant, probably from something left behind on the inside of the house. The atmosphere is eerie and quiet, it is in a poor, old neighborhood. People are around but pay no attention. I do not feel safe, because the stillness inside the house and the knowledge that i am wide open to any intruder hints that someone or perhaps some animal may be inside.