Building Walls <br /> <br />We build these walls for our protection <br />Then stack them high in all directions <br /> <br />So ridged do we make these stacks <br />To save our heart when love attacks <br /> <br />And when we slip and go stray <br />A twinkling eye takes bricks away <br /> <br />At first her softness and her smile <br />Break down your defenses for a while <br /> <br />Then comes a date, a good night kiss <br />A thousand bricks you'll never miss <br /> <br />Her soul gets in, she steals your heart <br />She then eats away at her favorite part <br /> <br />Your life will change, she's in now <br />You could live without her, but then how <br /> <br />Now there is no strategic plan <br />You just dream of holding her hand <br /> <br />The new program has just begun <br />Lucky you, you've found the one <br /> <br />Walls come down with no regret <br />She is your love, there is no threat <br /> <br />And just when things were going good <br />She says things aren't as they should <br /> <br />A soul is hurt, harsh words are spoke <br />You feel that love was just a joke <br /> <br />She's left you now there is no doubt <br />You should have kept the walls - don't pout <br /> <br />The walls are up and now your fine <br />Love's too hard to keep in mind <br /> <br />So stay behind your sturdy wall <br />Now no one can blame you if you fall <br /> <br />Jim 1961<br /><br />James Casey<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/building-walls-2/
