The Wall

A Poem by Kristen R. Heyl

Brick by brick...

She had the built the wall a long time ago

to keep out the vandalizers and trespassers

who just wanted to hurt her.

Along he came and with his smile and kindness disarmed her

so that she started to take down the wall

for she felt safe and secure from hurt.

She thought the wall had crumbled

so that he could freely have her heart

but she discovered she was wrong

when she cried noiselessly

so he wouldn’t know

while watching him sleep.

She knows that with this wall up

never can things move forward

yet her mind tells her to keep it there

for it knows that she isn’t meant for him

no matter how much she wants things to work.

They are just too different

in their thinking about

things that matter now and

down the road

if they decided to travel together

for a while.

She starts to lay the bricks again

ever so s l o w l y

hoping that there will come a point

when she is able to operate on his level

and things may change between them.

She knows the end of the road is near

and fights to hold back

the tears that threaten to spill over

and the sobs that want to wrack her body

so that she has to curl up in the fetal position

to relieve the pain.

Brick by brick,

layer by layer,

she builds up

the fortress.

August 26, 2007

© 2008 Kristen R. Heyl

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Imperfection

I had built that wall too and then I met this person I wanted to let into my world. I started taking off the bricks gradually...but my dreams crashed before the wall did.
Now I have built the wall again. This time I have made it stronger.

This is a nice write and it evoked very special memories.

I think many of us will be able to relate to it.