Build them up
Brick, concrete, wood
Stone, metal, sand
Defense against feeling
Defense against pain
Defense against fear
Defense against unknown
Defense against touch
Defense against change
Tear them down
Use a jackhammer
Use a wrecking ball
Use a hammer
Use a mallet
Use a crowbar
Use hands
The wall gives under gentle hands
Crumbles, splinters, shatters, unlocks
A door opens
Will the wall stay down?
Will it be built up again?
Will the hands remain?
Walls may build up
Walls may crumble
Walls remain
Until hands bring them down
Category: Poem