The Walls of Our Mind

There are no greater walls that we'll ever find
Than those self imposed by our own fragile mind
To say I know all with the wall of hubris
Till skills are no more by our learning remiss
To listen to conmen - the wall of blind greed
Till felled by sheer ruin - left lying to bleed
To do what we're told without asking why
The wall of obedience - our freedom bye-bye
To pass up life chances - the wall of cannot
Till life says no more and we end up with squat
Build up all four to make up a sealed room
And just add a roof top to make it our tomb

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016



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Date: 10/29/2016 1:32:00 PM
We are prisoners of our own cells.....walls we seemed compelled to build out of fear and lack of confidence. It seems to be the human condition. Your poem indeed describes that so well. Congratulations on your top notch poem !!
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Date: 10/29/2016 9:01:00 AM
Congrats great wall poem well-done
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Mark Martin
Date: 10/29/2016 10:02:00 AM
Thanks Wendy! :-)
Date: 10/22/2016 2:45:00 PM
A good poem walls of the mind well done x
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Date: 10/22/2016 12:51:00 PM
Mark M. the words flow in this poem and what you said is so truthful. I enjoyed your poetry
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Date: 10/22/2016 12:25:00 PM
Wow Mark. Great one, really good description.
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Mark Martin
Date: 10/22/2016 12:48:00 PM
Thanks Heidi - glad you enjoyed :-)
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