As I vote today (the last day of voting) and try to hit my 20%, I have to rate this photo on initial reaction only and will probably feel differently when I figure out what the message is. I give this a 5 because it's beyond point-and-shoot. There is composition, and feeling. I didn't rate it higher because it seems the stairs vanish off the side of the photo as opposed to an actual 'vanishing point' somewhere within the photo.
For something so simple as some steps, I think it works really well! The idea comes across. The lines go through a corner which is usually good too. 7.