Walls
When I was a young girl, I looked over the Berlin Wall
I saw machine guns peering back at me.
This is when I knew I loved being an American
Where freedom is a right.
I never thought that wall would come down, but it did.
Now, as an adult, I hear people saying we should build a wall on our border
We should bar people from achieving the freedom I have.
This saddens me.
Walls are never the answer.
They don't work.
They are symbols of intolerance and hate.
Break down the walls that keep us from knowing each other and ourselves.
Build relationships instead.
Freedom is not based on walls but rather on friendships.