What is difficult to believe, is that no amount of television could do the devastation justice. A picture of a house, is just one picture, when in reality, the gutted/boarded up homes go on for blocks and blocks.Entire neighborhoods that were once bustling with activity, lay quiet and dormant except for the presence of the Military police who check to ensure there are no squatters in the unsafe homes. And it goes on for blocks.
Some front lawns have trailers haphazardly placed next to homes that are years away from being livable. And it goes on and on for blocks.
Streets are filled with holes, sidewalks are broken, businesses are closed. And it goes on for blocks.
Houses are for Sale, but no one can buy them, no one wants to buy them, so they are empty. And it goes on for blocks.
Occasionally you'll see a sign that says "Open" but you have to wonder for how long? There are piles of debris on the curb, and you wonder those will stay there for how long? And it goes on for blocks.
Water marks are eye level to where you stand, spray painted markings of who, when and what was found are on every house. And it goes on for blocks.
And it goes on for blocks.
