My Wall

I built a wall
One stone at a time
I tried to protect
This heart of mine

It had too many bruises
And too many cracks
I tried to keep
My heart intact

He had to be a superman
To get through all that stone
I remember thinking at the time
'Please leave my wall alone'

He tore it to pieces
It lay like ashes at our feet
It was at that moment that
My heart began to beat

The first thing I felt was fear
As he kicked the ashes aside
As my wall lay broken on the ground
I had no place left to hide

As he took my heart into his hands
The bruises began to heal
It seemed before I knew it
Once again my heart could feel

His gentleness filled in the cracks
That had been so deep before
He'd made me forget my resolve
Not to trust love anymore

Now I'm building a wall
One boulder at a time
Now not even a superman
Can tear down this wall of mine

c 1998 Linda Ritnour/RainbowQueen
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