If only you could see me now
Instead of this emotional wall
Solid grey stone upon chiseled stone
Imposing and oppressive

I see myself in this wall
I can see my mistakes
Written in stone and reflected
Like a mirror staring back at me

Anger and pain met with hatred
Resentment for what I was
What I am; who we are
All I have said and done

I see too much of me
Too much of the sadness and disdain
Melancholy and anger
I deserve no better

I built this wall to keep things out
But they still break through
Like a stone through glass
This glass fortress

It reflects my memories back at me
Painfully unforgettable moments
Visions of shattered emotions
Like a stained glass mural torn asunder

And all those glass fragments do
Is cut back at me, slicing deep
And the crumbling wall crushes me
Brick by brick by brick

Until I get what I deserved all along