I built a wall
A vertiginous wall
I stacked the bricks one by one
The mortar binding them was invincible, I thought
I built that wall until it became a fortress,
Surrounding me
Protecting me
And you came, a marvel of a storm
Sundered the mortar and tore my wall
Yet a foot I kept
Upon the ground, upon a brick.
May 10, 2017
May 10, 2017 at 8:46 AM UTC
I built a wall
A vertiginous wall
I stacked the bricks one by one
The mortar binding them was invincible, I thought
I built that wall until it became a fortress,
Surrounding me
Protecting me
And you came, a marvel of a storm
Sundered the mortar and tore my wall
Yet a foot I kept
Upon the ground, upon a brick.
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