Always the Wall
Taking down a wall
That will not go away;
Grows stronger still and rises high,
A little more each day.
Breaking down the wall
That just won’t go away;
Chip here and there, but though I try,
The wall seems set to stay.
It hides my mind, conceals my soul,
And yet how I long to show
The world who I really am;
Bask in recognition’s glow.
Let in the light,
Let people see,
Let someone know me true;
The wall blocks out,
The wall obscures,
Lets only figments through.
And yet here I am, behind the screen,
Wait for someone to see in,
Past the wall my self’s put up to keep
My heart’s hope from growing thin.
A paradox, it seems, but while
There’s no one able to know
My mind complete, still there’s a chance
To be found when out I go.
And thus the wall protects, and guards my soul,
Somehow keeps alive the flame,
For though there may be failure and defeat,
There’s always the wall to blame.