She had 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 walls
for she felt safe and secure from hurt.

She thought the wall had crumbeld
so that he could really 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.

Copyright KRisten R. Heyl
August 26, 2007

08/26/2007

Posted on 05/11/2010
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