Prison Walls

These prison walls that hold me here
I've built with my own hands
My heart is torn in tiny pieces
like confetti, strewn from place to place
Scarred and silent these walls hold strong,
not letting you in or me out
Nothing you do can make them fall,
for my pain stands guard 
waiting for the next attack

My wounds never heal, like a trophy on display,
they shine to remind me
of a love now lost
and how high the cost

These prison walls that hold me here
are built with the stains of dying love
These hollow walls
are filled with pain
That I will never escape
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Taylor Avatar
July 8, 2010 at 5:04 PM
Very emotional write. Nice going, Pal. Ralph
Beesley Avatar
July 8, 2010 at 9:44 AM
this is a good piece of work.you bring imagery and emotion that's higher than heaven and deeper than an ocean.my style is very similar. i too have the gift of gab,grab and stab. we bring the lyrical ill and put fools and fiends to deathbeds with poetry power lead sleeping pills read my poem "scars and stains"
Neels Avatar
July 8, 2010 at 9:39 AM
This piece could have been about me a few years back.. I was an expert on building walls, figured I'm protecting myself.. Luckily I catch a wake up! Enjoyed this write Larry, tc Wilma
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