They Speak Out Caged Life

Walls have ears, Walls do hear, Even the most concealed of plots, Even the most whispered of words. Walls have tongues, Walls have lips, With which they gossip, With which hidden secrets they shine. Walls have souls, souls of lazy old women, Walls have hearts, those of life- spanked grown men, They chatter, loudly they sing all they hear, They paint with their assuring lips untrue tales. Walls have breath, to speak out caged shadows, Walls have voices which echo chained words into men's ears. Thus, as speech with a brother is carved, be wise For not only he listens but walls too.