Like a towering Alien with metallic jaw.

It brings down The Royal, floor by floor.

With wiry neck, all muscle and power.

The old Royal disappears by the hour.

 

Munching away with each greedy thrust.

Releasing clouds of dormant, grey dust.

Tearing its way through stone and steel.

Chomping away like it’s devouring a meal.

 

It twists, it clamps with a ferocious bite.

Gnawing away with all its deadly might.

From neck like veins…venom like spray.

Drenching its defenceless, weakened prey.

 

Far away can be heard its groan and roar.

It takes a breath, then advances once more.

It tugs at a concrete pillar, until it falls.

Then it closes in on more crumbling walls.

 

The Alien attacks, devoid of all shame.

And it sneers at falling rubble with distain.

The Royal’s demolition is almost complete.

It went down fighting, dignified in defeat.

 

(Hello....very bitter sweet memories of the demise of the old Royal. This is an actual screenshot of the demolition, that I cropped and converted to B/W, I added the words. The full video is on Youtube)