Maximum Exposure

Walls

We have these walls

With stone and mortar

These defenses

We use to guard our borders

They keep us safe

And guard our soul

We use these walls

To keep us whole

And then, and then

We find another at our gates

Full of life and wielding Zen

They tempt our heart and challenge fate

They come to be a friend and then

...we have our walls

That hold them out

We have these walls

That protect what we are about

And yet, and yet

There just could be something more

Something that

Speaks to our core

Something that wields a promise

Something that we adore

Something that whispers to us

Something that knocks on loves door

Let us tear down these walls

And risk our hearts

To this thing that stubbornly crawls

And brings a fear we'll be torn apart

But it is nascent and beautiful

With the spark of a new start

Let us tear down these walls

That have kept us safe

Let us tear down these walls

And let in the other

Let us use those stones

And build together

A new place on a new foundation

A different structure

With a warmth and grace

A different fortification

From which we can chase

Those things that reinforce "I"

As well as shared dreams

That help our souls reach the sky

We have these walls

With stone and mortar

These defenses

We use to guard our borders

Now let us break them apart

And build together

For a growing and loving new start

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A/N:

Should we all be so lucky as to learn from our failures and apply it to our next opportunity.

The photo is at Masada in Israel.

Cheers,

-DarthPadre