Still I Build A Higher Wall Poem by Robert Mahoney

It's killing me on the inside
the incessant pain that burns throughout
it's steeling me from the outsidet
his wall I've built to keep the whole world out

I can't escape these constant pangs of guilt
they invade my mind with every wall I've built
and yet, despite this still I build a higher wall
but so high a wall is destined in the end to fall

It's drowning me on the inside
the rising shame of what I've done
it's crushing me from the outside
the constant fear of what's to come

i can't escape these constant pangs of guilt
they invade my mind with every wall I've built
and yet, despite this still I build a higher wall
but so high a wall is destined in the end to fall

i know inside that i've done this to myself
and i know inside that i'm the only one at fault
and with each stone added i'm that much more alone
yet despite this all i lay another stone

i can't escape these constant pangs of guilt
they invade my mind with every wall I've built
and yet, despite this still i build a higher wall
but so high a wall is destined in the end to fall

i'm safe from the world, here in my fortress
blind to the world beyond the wall
i'm dead to the world, here in my fortress
but still i build a higher wall