Over time you became guarded
After they brought you down
You learned to trust no one
Because they made you feel like a clown

So you put up this wall
To protect you from the pain
Even when putting up this wall
Made you feel insane

You found that you need to stay guarded
Because no one wants to know
What goes on in your life
So you put on a show

No one’s life is perfect
But no one lets anyone see
Just how messed up
Their life just may be

Some deal with abuse
Though you could never tell
Whether physical or emotional
They are truly dealing with hell

Others may have lost someone
Through divorce or through a death
To them it’s like their once perfect life
Was taken by a theft

The thing is, we all have problems
That we don’t let others see
That’s why you can never judge someone
No matter how happy they seem to be

Always take into account
All the secrets that you keep
And that someone else could have secrets too;
You aren’t the only one in so deep

No one likes their secrets
Or that they cannot tell
But they have this sturdy wall
That they wish would’ve already fell

Some people are lucky;
They have people to break them free
Their walls get chipped away
Until they can simply just be

This wall is sometimes sacred
As it hides people from their pain
It acts like a lifesaver
That helps them to stay sane

One day people will be able
To move away from their wall
But until they are strong enough to do so
They use their wall to get through it all