My Walls

When I look back on the past
I see the things that were
I wonder why I chose this road
Though I thought it once a blur

Walls of stone and mortar
Built up to hide my heart
If they were never broken
From there I'd never part

So keyholes were my only way
To see the world outside
But I coiuld never see the picture
How can you when you hide?

I see there was no reason
For the things I'd said and done
Because for all that I had found
My war could not be won

In searching for something better
A life that I could bare
Something needed to be changed
If I could I would
but where?

I could have tried to change it
Make the world serve my need
But how could I imprison them
Just so that I be freed

I couldn't live with such a thing
If I did that
no matter how small
I'd rather lose it for myself
And give the world my all

And for once I saw it clearly
And nearly did I drown
The answer was so very simple
My wall would have to come down

So there I sat with wall of rubble
I saw the world now clear and plain
I knew that all the struggle I'd had
Now had not been in vain

I kept my love behind those walls
To keep my heart from being broken
But now that I can see the dangers clearly
From sleep... It was awoken...

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