My Wall

My Wall

My wall—
my fortress
my friend
Erected hurt by hurt
memory by memory
Enclosing me within.

My wall—
now my prison
my mausoleum
Keeping me from intimacy
from life itself
Trapping me with a fury of emotion
Consuming me piece by piece.

I must tear down my wall
hurt by hurt
memory by memory
Till my soul is free
free to love
free to live
free to be me.

by annie