Within the walls, there's insulation, pipes, support beams, and all the things you should have in your walls...
They were never loud, you would hear them from time to time.
You would think they would be quieter.
You would hear the vibration.
You would feel the emotion.
Sometimes, I would wake up because of the walls.
Sometimes, I would hear everything and nothing at the same time.
I never said anything. I would just listen.
I would go to the living room and sleep because of the walls.
Down the stairs I go, out the door she goes. She never left for long, or far.
She would sit outside. She would sit in her car.
She would cry. She would think.
She told me to do better. She told me to be independent.
She didn't want me to be stuck within the walls.
All I did was listen, and now I'm scared of the walls.
