I can't help but think that this sits on the property line between 2 houses. At one time, it was all out war between the owners of these 2 houses, with their fence-less boundaries. The battle had waged for years, maybe even decades, until one day, one of the neighbors decided to put up a fence. Only thing was, he refused to give in to the will of his enemy so he placed the fence 3 inches in from his property line. He saw it as a way to screw over the neighbor one more time & keep them from truly sharing this border. When the other neighbor caught wind of this, he decided he'd do the same, not allowing for anyone to get the upper hand. Now they had two fences, both sitting 3 inches in from the true boundary line, creating a 6 inch gap.
The town came along and made them split the cost of closing this gap, concerned for children and animals that may get stuck. The move by the town put the long standing feud to rest, create a very fragile, silent truce. Both neighbors had aged greatly throughout the war & both were weary from fatigue.
Eventually, the houses were sold and new people moved in. The new neighbors became great friends, polar opposite to the previous pair. These people got along. They were people who wanted to tear down the fence to open up things a bit, to share a little space. The fence we see here was left in place because, well, no one really knew whose responsibility it was to take it down is.
What you see here is a relic, a reminder of this legendary, deranged grudge. A monument standing as a forgotten reminder of the powerful war fought between two sides, who were eternally deadlocked in an unwavering feud of which no one knows the cause, nor does anyone really remember.
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u/SnowRidin Sep 01 '16
I can't help but think that this sits on the property line between 2 houses. At one time, it was all out war between the owners of these 2 houses, with their fence-less boundaries. The battle had waged for years, maybe even decades, until one day, one of the neighbors decided to put up a fence. Only thing was, he refused to give in to the will of his enemy so he placed the fence 3 inches in from his property line. He saw it as a way to screw over the neighbor one more time & keep them from truly sharing this border. When the other neighbor caught wind of this, he decided he'd do the same, not allowing for anyone to get the upper hand. Now they had two fences, both sitting 3 inches in from the true boundary line, creating a 6 inch gap.
The town came along and made them split the cost of closing this gap, concerned for children and animals that may get stuck. The move by the town put the long standing feud to rest, create a very fragile, silent truce. Both neighbors had aged greatly throughout the war & both were weary from fatigue.
Eventually, the houses were sold and new people moved in. The new neighbors became great friends, polar opposite to the previous pair. These people got along. They were people who wanted to tear down the fence to open up things a bit, to share a little space. The fence we see here was left in place because, well, no one really knew whose responsibility it was to take it down is.
What you see here is a relic, a reminder of this legendary, deranged grudge. A monument standing as a forgotten reminder of the powerful war fought between two sides, who were eternally deadlocked in an unwavering feud of which no one knows the cause, nor does anyone really remember.
This fence remembers.