I Build Walls

I build walls
walls that protect
walls that shield
walls that say I shall not yield
or reveal
who I am or how I feel

I build walls
walls that laugh, or smile, or look away
silent lies
walls that may have blocked my eyes
from the tears I might have cried

I build walls
walls that never let me truly touch
those I love so very much
walls that need to fall
walls meant to be fortresses
are prisons after all