Walls

We’ve got perfect thoughts for a perfect world

But then reality hits us in the face when we head out to the world

Rejection…disappointment…heartache…pain becoming a regular occurrence

Driving us insane…

We build walls

We build walls because we want to be in a safe space

A safe space shielding us from what we perceive to be disgrace

We say we’re fine when things are rough

We say we’re good when things are bad

We build walls

Don’t worry about me we say….

When really we want people to give a damn about us

But for fear of being perceived a bother

We keep a lot of shit to ourselves

We build walls

On the sleeves of our shirts where our hearts once lay

There’s an empty patch with no emotion to display

Detained within these confines for fear of feeling free

Anxiety….panic…shame…constant reasons to flee

We build walls…