5This stemmed from the idea of grief and pain and shutting people out. Never experienced this so it's probably completely inaccurate but tell me what you think : )
Barriers
I have always known about the walls;
The sturdy, unfailing barriers
Between people.
Between them and me.
Yet I have never studied them
Or examined the essence of such creations.
Instead I have walked
Blindly on,
Heading for my destiny and future.
Then something happens,
Something terrible.
Stop. Think. Wonder. Realise
Stuck inside a shell
As everyone moves on around me.
Continues with their life,
Leaves me behind.
Stop. Think. Wonder. Realise
Reach out a hand to others,
Silently screaming for help
As tears fall down my face
Flooding my heart.
Contact.
The wall is hard, unfeeling, cruel.
Stop. Think. Wonder. Realise.
Pushing harder against these
Social restrictions,
As they start to bend and tear.
The walls break and crumble and
Suddenly I'm back with them,
In the centre of the commotion.
Too loud.
Hands over ears, blocking out sound,
Screaming into space,
Trying to outdo the others.
Stop. Think. Wonder. Realise.
It doesn't work.
They continue walking as my tears slow.
As they brush past me, unseeing,
I reach out a shaking hand and
Touch.
They freeze, tense.
Turn towards me.
I scream again.
Eyes are cold, and ice white.
No soul, no feeling, not human
Stop.
Pleading for help.
Think.
My emotions flood the blank canvas
In front of me.
Wonder.
Eyes soften, crystal blue.
Realise.
Help. Support when it is needed.
I have found it.
I won't lose it again
The walls have been torn down
And won't be rebuilt.
At least, not by me.
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