Solitary Confinement

The bricks have been laid one by one A long job but it has been done The cement every one in between Not quickly enough or very clean The formation has been four walls And on the outside I hear the squalls At first it was the other side But now a fact I cannot hide Is that it is from deep within The contents of this lonely den The ceiling came much later The thoughts were it's for the better But instead of better you see It only made the job harder for me For now there are reasons beyond control To escape from the dark and dungeon hole Somehow the bricks must be released And the chains of me unleashed But the foundation is deeply rooted And to me I thought this wall was suited By other means beyond this world To trap this person and to hold All feelings that may lead to hurt Until the body returned to dirt 1986