She touches the wall <br />Etched carvings dug deep <br />From a past... <br />She gave him her heart <br />He gave her grief <br />She gave him a Son <br />He turned away.... <br /> <br />The walls of time, caked with memories <br />Memories of a time... the world felt as if it stood still <br />She said I do.. <br />He said I love you.. <br />She gave him 3 sons and a Daughter <br />He gave her pain.... <br /> <br />A hidden mask, she puts forth a smile, a kind word <br />But beneath she hurts, tired and saddened that what once was <br />isn't there any more <br />She gave him her Heart <br />He took it in his hands and wrung it <br />She gave him everything that was Her <br />He gave her nothing but pain in return... <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The marriage bed place of love <br />Went to Shame for that is where... the pain began <br />She gave him her soul to cherish and hold <br />He gave her pain, despite it all. <br />She gave him tenderness <br />He shrugged it away <br />She gave him herself... <br />He brought her Pain <br /> <br />The years swirl around, life's a maze <br />She touched the wall, her prison, her name <br />Once a year... the pain was near... <br />She gave him 19 years... <br />He's sending it all away <br />She gave him nothing but herself <br />He pushed her away... <br />She found someone new... <br />He doesn't have a clue... <br /> <br />He's losing her... he's losing me... <br />I am that woman... touching the wall... <br />My prison... my life... but I will rise again... <br /> <br />by Brenda (cloud)<br /><br />Brenda Weemes<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/these-prison-walls/
