WALLS

Tell me what are these walls all about

To keep feelings in and people out?

Running from life, the world, our past

Not realizing it's all an impossible task.

Everyone has baggage, struggles, and pain

That can sometimes drive us nearly insane.

We build the walls, keep it all inside

Instead of facing life, it's so much easier to hide.

Yes, it requires risk to open up and deal

But isn't it the only way to make your life real?

We'll never find peace behind some wall

We need a loving friend who'll stand up tall

And welcome us in, arms open wide

To listen, help deal with this poison inside.

Get it out in the open, fill our nightmares with light

Help us understand it, maybe give us clear sight.

For life is not always what we want it to be

But with friends and less walls , happier we'll be.

                                   © 2002  Jim Ness