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Each of us is a world Self-contained and sprawling With high towers and deep caverns Open fields and endless skies Our worlds can collide                                            encroach Drift into others Accidentally Deliberately With a rush of wind and crash of sound Or creeping in like mist, slow and silent Many of us build walls                                           protection from encroachment                                                                                                  actual or feared Walls provide distance from others Space to breath, to think To exist Wall-building is difficult It requires practice Rebuilding to maintain them Sometimes our walls grow spikes Provide offense                               as well as defense Cause harm To both encroachers And passersby Or they grow so high We can’t see over the top Can’t distinguish a siege attempt                                                              from a knock on the wall Walls provide necessary protection Room for respite, but Our walls can’t discriminate for us                                                                a threat from an invitation We must stay aware                                      of the worlds beyond our walls Build walls of glass Instead of stone View with curiosity All who approach Distinguish true encroachment From clumsiness or ignorance Retain the ability to reach beyond your walls Reach out                    without encroaching To connect with other worlds
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Mar 28, 2024
Mar 28, 2024 at 11:56 AM UTC
Walls of glass
Each of us is a world Self-contained and sprawling With high towers and deep caverns Open fields and endless skies Our worlds can collide                                            encroach Drift into others Accidentally Deliberately With a rush of wind and crash of sound Or creeping in like mist, slow and silent Many of us build walls                                           protection from encroachment                                                                                                  actual or feared Walls provide distance from others Space to breath, to think To exist Wall-building is difficult It requires practice Rebuilding to maintain them Sometimes our walls grow spikes Provide offense                               as well as defense Cause harm To both encroachers And passersby Or they grow so high We can’t see over the top Can’t distinguish a siege attempt                                                              from a knock on the wall Walls provide necessary protection Room for respite, but Our walls can’t discriminate for us                                                                a threat from an invitation We must stay aware                                      of the worlds beyond our walls Build walls of glass Instead of stone View with curiosity All who approach Distinguish true encroachment From clumsiness or ignorance Retain the ability to reach beyond your walls Reach out                    without encroaching To connect with other worlds
#walls#boundaries#relationships
krmistry
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krmistry
33/F/Bellingham, WA
Mar 28, 2024
Mar 28, 2024 at 11:56 AM UTC
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