Walls

Trying to expand my horizons To incorporate the distance Trying to open up closed doors That have a strong resistance Setting free a spirit Long ago pronounced to be dead When in reality was just hiding  From thoughts filled with dread The outer shell of this vessel Leaves much to be desired Big and bulky, scarred and damaged Nothing is left to be admired Walls constructed to keep others out To save them from inner turmoil Solitary confinement for years With vicious thoughts I'd daily toil Holding back a soul  That once was so care-free Holding back the most important  Pieces of me But now the walls seem to be falling apart A dangerous idea to acknowledge I can feel the crumbling destruction As my life slips closer to the edge Unknown, uncharted territory Stretches on before me I feel so lost and out of place Because now the beyond I see