Walls

These walls I built around me,
Were supposed to keep out pain.
But they shade me from the sunshine,
And let in all the rain.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Kearley Avatar
February 22, 2012 at 3:29 PM
Ahh. The truth in it..
Brown Avatar
December 13, 2011 at 7:46 AM
The poems I am reading today are as diverse as the poets here at PoetrySoup. This makes reading the poetry here so enjoyable. I am happy your poetry was among the poems I read today Erica. Wishing you the best in your writing endeavors always. Love, Carol
Thompson Avatar
December 12, 2011 at 1:41 PM
very good poem, short concise but still conveys a very strong picture in it... great job!
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