Stone Walls and Porcelain Shells

She walks among us Dead to the world Hollow and cold She’s only a shell of the girl she used to be Long ago she went numb Caring for nothing and no one Unmoving, it seemed she had no worries But in her heart A hurricane raged Tearing down everything in its path She’s fighting to contain it But eventually, this monster will let lose And everyone will fear its wrath Once so strong and beautiful, This girl could face the world, Win every battle, And save everyone she cared for. But now her world falls into pieces Down the stone walls crumble The walls she built around her heart Shatter like glass and porcelain shells. The shards scatter Pieces of her life missing, Never to be seen again. She’ll never be the same There’ll always be a chip missing Out of place In the depths of her heart Her porcelain face Scarred and broken From years of salty tears Streaming down her cheeks Like the waves on the shore Breaking this porcelain shell Damaged and shattered She swore “never again” She built her stone walls high Thinking nothing could harm her But she was wrong They collapse on top of her Killing the heart that once beat so strong Build a wall around you heart And you will be nothing more than an empty shell. Stone walls and porcelain shells All break in time Fast or slow They will one day fall