I spent my entire life building this wall,

I never thought that one day that it would fall.

Every brick that I laid was perfectly placed,

Each one dealing with a problem I have faced.

As the problems grew, so did the wall,

At first it went wide, and then it got tall.

I built it up to entrap my heart,

It seemed like a good idea at the start.

As the wall grew taller it blocked my view,

The view of the world that I never knew.

I climbed up one day to look over,

When I got to the top, that’s when I saw her.

Such beauty and elegance that I lost my grip,

My body went weak and I started to slip.

I called for help and started my fall,

Why on earth did I build this stupid wall?

I am stuck here and she is out there,

Suddenly everything seemed unfair.

I built this wall to protect by heart,

Now everything but the wall is falling apart.

I tried everything to destroy this wall,

But not even a wrecking ball would make it fall.

I began again to climb up to the top,

Maybe someone on the other side could make it drop.

I peered over and saw “her” once again,

Too look that beautiful must be a sin.

She walked up to the wall and stared at me,

And my heart was the only thing that she could see.

She talked to me without a sound,

And when she touched the brick the wall fell down.

Bad emotions built this wall,