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.