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
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