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A Crack In the Wall

I look both right and left All I see is a wall made of stone and brick There are no openings There are no cracks I know why it was built How was it built? Who laid the first brick Did it start the day we met? Did I say the wrong thing? Was it that I didn't love you the way you wanted? Am I the only one who created the wall? I tried to reach you but it was already too high My heart would not lift me high enough to even see over What is on your side? Are you happy there? Do you have any cracks? Is there one single brick missing? One brick where feelings can slip through If that one brick is gone If there is a single space My love can find its way through Then and only then will the wall crumble Turning into piles of hate Piles we can ignore And we can love again

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Date: 1/4/2009 11:13:00 PM
Fine metaphor... walls mostly divide, and make communication difficult. We chip away... a piece at a time. Well written Robert! Best wishes, Keith
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