My houses are falling apart (In 2006, I invested in a series of real estate. The properties were deemed a work of art, in their entirety. I hesitated to name them, fearing polarization, collapse). All the pictures are growing mold. The pens have lost their casings and the ink is free to dry up on their own.

WotB: attrition
1. A rubbing away or wearing down by friction.
2. A gradual diminution in number or strength because of constant stress.
3. A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through retirement, resignation, or death.
4. Repentance for sin motivated by fear of punishment rather than by love of God.