Walls

Brick by brick I saw
The walls going up
I did nothing.
Slowly the light faded away
I did nothing.
Sights, sounds, emotions
Nothing.
Like an old shell which has been hurt
Once too often
I cast away my former self
Safe behind my walls.

I sit alone in my mind
The walls I once built to protect me
Now hold me in.
Trap me.
I am consumed by this place.

Yet still I yearn for something
Nothing.
A warm smile
Nothing.
And ear to listen
Faith?
A sweet embrace
Love?
Eyes that say nothing and everything all at once
Truth.
My eyes
Understanding.




Reading this again today, I can't help but think it shares a certain something with the Rainbow Redux one. Not sure what it is, but it's there.