The bricks connect 
And build on one another
So high and cemented together

The structure you see
Is telling you
You can't come in
You have not earned that right 

It blocks you 
From all I hold dear
To keep you from coming near
It pushes you back further 
As to say, go away

Have built as a defense
From the cruelty and pain
Preventing it once again

Can't trust nor rely 
Been stabbed too many times
It allows nothing to come in 
But also anything from coming out

And so I still feel the same 
And maybe worst by now
Not knowing how or when or 
To who to let go 

Though the bricks
I need to find a space 
For just a second
To release the pain and shame

Give myself permission 
To allow it to come down 
Just a little 

So now you know 
What keeps you at bay
It's something I have built
A boundary of sorts

Called
A wall