I built these cold, hard walls
to keep others from seeing inside.
They protected me from my life�s pain
gave me a place to hide.
But not they�re closing in.
I�m lost in the darkness within
I�ve lost my vision
here in this prison.

Take them down
stone by stone
I�m so lost and alone
I forgot who I�m supposed to be
and I just want to be free.

Light from your window
shadows flicker on my walls
Distant reminders of who I was before the fall.
Images I can hardly see
of someone who looks a lot like me
I�ve lost my vision
here in this prison.

Take them down
stone by stone
I�m so lost and alone
I forgot who I�m supposed to be
and I just want to be free.

You hold out your hand so tender.
I see your scars and I remember
whose I am
and that you can.

Take them down
stone by stone
I was never lost nor alone
I just forgot who I�m supposed to be
and that you�ve already set me free.

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2000 �Iris Laureate-all poetry copywrighted
1999 � Sites by Starr
Came to read poetry