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My wall The safe space that I hide There, you don't exist And I go on with my life My wall is impenetrable It can withstand a strong wind Yet its permeable It's where I decide who I let in My wall has a purpose Resolving my troubles and fears I deflect It's a trick, I learned in my early years My wall keeps people out I feel protect from my foes Unfortunately, I become a prisoner Captive within the confines of a mind you don't know My wall has consequences Sometimes I feel locked inside I suffocate in isolation Relationships get fractured in my life The wall that I built To provide shelter from my storm Creates a temporary reprieve An illusionary deviation from the norm For those who have built a wall Life is never quite the same You see, we get to hold all the cards In a dysfunctional game that we play My wall is strong Impenetrable some may say Just don't take it personal It's a trust issue, that's made me this way

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Date: 7/15/2020 5:44:00 AM
I believe I have seen this wall in someone I know. Hearing part of her story, I can understand. How sad though when a carefree child is hardened by circumstances in his/her life. Great work here. Congratulations on POTD!
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Kelly Hitchcock
Date: 7/15/2020 6:02:00 AM
It is sad... The wall is not about strength...its about weakness. Its the only way we know how to deal with something we cant deal with. The wall is akin to the rug where the debris gets swept...its where we suffer. Thanks Kim
Date: 7/12/2020 9:20:00 PM
Well stated, Kelly. Walls protect and lock out, and when to build or tear them down requires great wisdom. Congratulations on your POTD ~ John
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Kelly Hitchcock
Date: 7/13/2020 5:07:00 AM
Thank you John, you are so right...we have a lot of smart people; what we need are more wise people. Thanks again!!!
Date: 7/12/2020 11:09:00 AM
Very good...Congratulations Kelly on POTD... After my wall, there's a moat to cross before reaching me...
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Kelly Hitchcock
Date: 7/13/2020 5:12:00 AM
Thank you! I say we all have a wall - its just some are very high and very thick. The nice thing is as you become (as John said) wise, the wall comes down. Thanks Arturo!
Date: 7/11/2020 8:01:00 PM
It is smart to protect yourself from outsiders- anyone that brings you down. Anyone that destroys your positive outlook. Trust is earned. Most definitely. When the time is right to let someone in, it will happen. Your thoughts caress tenderly around my heart. Congratulations Kelly, on Poem of the Day. ~ Brandy
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Kelly Hitchcock
Date: 7/13/2020 5:13:00 AM
Thanks Brandy! Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent". Its ironic, the higher the wall, the more inferior we feel. We block people out because we don't like the way we feel. For me my wall coming down was a paradigm shift. I didn't like what someone was saying/doing so I built a wall. The reality is, what they were saying had no power, it only had the power because of the thoughts it created in my mind. Of course, no one wants to be around negative people, but for me to build a really high wall says more about the strength of my internal dialogue than it does about what they're saying. With wisdom comes discernment - with discernment the wall comes crashing down. This is the message I was trying to create in the poem - Its a trust issue that usually says more about us than it does about them. Thanks again Brandy!
Date: 7/11/2020 3:55:00 PM
Well done, Kelly, a welcomed niche for yours, to having won POTD, my friend, -- Aloha from Hawaii~@William
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Kelly Hitchcock
Date: 7/13/2020 5:29:00 AM
Thanks William!!!
Date: 7/11/2020 3:27:00 PM
I can fully relate to this poem... I think many will. Congratulations on POTD
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Kelly Hitchcock
Date: 7/13/2020 5:42:00 AM
Thank you! Yes, we all have a wall.
Date: 7/11/2020 11:43:00 AM
Congratulations on your POTD win. If others did not hurt us with what they say, then we would not put up our walls. There is an old saying, "if you do not have something nice/good to say, then say nothing." No hurt feelings, then no walls needed to save our feelings. Enjoy your win and day...............
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Kelly Hitchcock
Date: 7/13/2020 5:49:00 AM
Thanks Paula, I think when people intentionally hurt people, its a sign of the amount of pain they are in. When someone says something negative, I immediately think suffering...I realize they're suffering. The comment isn't as much about me as it is about them. The thought "Suffering" deactivates my fight or flight mechanism and allows me to have compassion rather than me getting offended. Therefore, no wall. Thanks again!
Date: 7/11/2020 11:31:00 AM
Very nicely said, Kelly, yes, we build walls to protect us, but like you said it also confines us. Congratulations on POTD
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Kelly Hitchcock
Date: 7/13/2020 5:50:00 AM
Thank you! Let go or be dragged!
Date: 7/11/2020 10:27:00 AM
I think we all have built a wall of some kind for our survival. Nicely penned Kelly...congrats on your POTD. Jeanne
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Kelly Hitchcock
Date: 7/13/2020 5:50:00 AM
Thanks Jeanne!
Date: 7/11/2020 7:35:00 AM
Nicely penned. Kelly, I think at times in our lives many of us have built walls only to find out it is a lonely existence. Congrats on poem of the day. John
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Kelly Hitchcock
Date: 7/11/2020 9:52:00 AM
Thanks John!
Date: 7/11/2020 6:59:00 AM
This is so moving and succinct Kelly, another wow from me :))) So many will relate, a splendid selection for POTD. Congratulations! I wish you a wonderful day. ~Maureen
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Kelly Hitchcock
Date: 7/11/2020 9:53:00 AM
Thanks Maureen! You have a great day too!
Date: 7/11/2020 6:02:00 AM
POTD-Poem of the day! Wow!...Thank you guys so much!!! Its an honor to be included.
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Date: 7/11/2020 4:35:00 AM
A wall is an excellent idea to keep out undesirables only letting in those you love and trust. Congrats Kelly on POTD Tom
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Tom Cunningham
Date: 7/11/2020 8:06:00 AM
High Kelly, a poem is chosen by admin daily and given the honour of POTD, (poem of the day) It caught someone's eye that it was an excellent poem that should be put under the spotlight for all to see. Tom
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Kelly Hitchcock
Date: 7/11/2020 5:46:00 AM
Thanks Tom, Sometimes the "undesirables" are the very thing we need for change to occur. Marcus Aurelius once said, "you are here for my benefit although my emotions tell me otherwise". If we can lower the ego (the wall) we can sit in our emotions and unpack the discomfort that words might bring. I asked WW below about POTD...could you clarify? Again, thank you for your comment.
Date: 7/11/2020 3:59:00 AM
Congratulations on a wonderful poem like this one dear, Kelly! A well-deserved honor!
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Kelly Hitchcock
Date: 7/11/2020 5:37:00 AM
Thanks Demetrios, Its ironic that a poem about building a wall would bring people to my poem wall :) Thanks again!!!
Date: 7/11/2020 2:36:00 AM
Congrats!! from another friend for POTD!!...can you keep count? lol...best wishes...^WW^ :o)
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Kelly Hitchcock
Date: 7/11/2020 5:35:00 AM
Thank you! I'm going to ask a stupid question...what is POTD? Thank you again for your comment!!!
Date: 7/9/2020 7:09:00 AM
WOW!!! Double WOW!!! This poem speaks to me and echoes through my being. It is wise, infinitely wise and I wish to congratulate you on being so very wise yourself to have written such a amazing verse. I love it and am faving it! God bless you
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Kelly Hitchcock
Date: 7/9/2020 8:11:00 AM
WOW!!! Double WOW!!! Thank you so much! I am honored that you like it so much!

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