Atlas, remorse.
by Caleb Pendleton

some things
aren’t meant to be known
by man

but when a man
picks one of those
up,
or rather,
when they are dropped upon him,
usually in the most arbitrary of
moments,
he must then carry it
with him
for the rest of his
life

he will bear this weight,
and for some,
it will be too much,
breaking their backs
as well as their wills,
and leaving them to writhe on the floor
until death comes

but for others,
those like me,
we bear the weight
without strain,
looking only downward
at the road ahead

and our backs will not break
despite their cries for that fate,
and our wills will not crumble
despite the failure of the inner
columns to remain upright
and sturdy

those men,
with the weight
of a secret world
on their shoulders,
will march through their lives
looking no different than the man
not burdened with the
truth

I really like the perspective in 2! CHOSSID · 2012-05-13: 06:30

Great set! Lsample · 2012-05-13: 07:07

Superbes perspectives .La derniere en particulier est grandiose! Beau travail. nicephore34 · 2012-05-13: 07:13

So majestetic! Well done on photographing this! Melusine · 2012-05-13: 08:11

Wow Wonderful perspectives Great architectures So beautiful especially the #3 and the last one helys · 2012-05-13: 08:29

Eu amo ver uma coluna bem estruturada, estas me dão uma sensação de firmeza, no sentido figurado ainda que exista uma sobrecarga em nossos ombros o alicerce permanece forte e nos deixa de cabeça erguida! Muito linda a composição e as imagens :))) ????? · 2012-05-13: 13:32

Elles sont magnfiques ces colonnes. Où se trouvent -elles? Splendide votre traitement! tikine3gogours · 2012-05-13: 14:49

Superb architecture!! Beautiful and impressive.. nynkeb · 2012-05-13: 16:16

Wow! Those are beautiful :) So much history in this Great angles Antonio EvaLizette · 2012-05-13: 16:52

very good perspectives...Like them all ! ;o) borogovoi · 2012-05-13: 18:37

Beautiful photos and beautiful post.... "and our wills will not crumble despite the failure of the inner columns to remain upright and sturdy" . . . AMEN! liveandletlive · 2012-05-13: 22:18

Great perspective and selection! Thanks for sharing! davidcardona · 2012-05-13: 23:00

What a terrific place... very nice set! DancingDolphin · 2012-05-14: 00:43

Antique photos, valuable...You did a great job, my friend... ????? · 2012-05-14: 05:21

Exraordinaire ensemble (mots et photos), surtout la dernière ! josy63 · 2012-05-14: 07:42

A lapidary message. holding the images as an Atlas. The last hold my favorites, the perspective is wonderful that you took. TeraMoon · 2012-05-14: 12:27

Beautiful shots there. Where is it? I'm really intrigued with perspective shots. Can look at them all day long. lookwhatisaw · 2012-05-15: 05:25

Gosto deste post, da primeira à última foto. Colunas sempre me impressionam. De onde são estas? Lindas fotos! E palavras! Unchained · 2012-05-17: 04:36

I don't know exactly why but whenever you post anything related to architecture, it attracts me a lot (especially columns). I found the last photo so serene and simply beautiful by its composition and the theme that I decided it to stay with me forever in my favourites. angela20620 · 2012-05-18: 19:25