Walls Poem by Lizelle 'Leasel' Martins

We all build walls
These are there to protect us
Or for whatever reason you thought was needed
But the good part of all this
Is that you can break these walls down
Whenever you think you should

But I seem to be confined in my walls
It’s no ordinary small walls
Over the years they have become so unbreakable
I can’t seem to break them down
They have to come down some time

But then again
I don’t want to break these walls
They have been my haven
My place of safety
I guess my experiences
Have created or even
Let to this huge indestructible wall

My weakness...
My weakness is that I can give all of me
I give so much of myself

These walls have played another role
A role that deserves...
It protects me from feeling any emotions for you
Some may call it selfish..
Some may even call it crazy

But I am afraid that if I
If I let you in...if I break these walls for you
That I will be able to feel
That I will be able to love
That I will be able to care
That I will be able to love you
With all of my being
And that feeling will suffocate me
Not breathing just gasping for air

All these emotions
All this suffocation
Will only end
If you help me breath, tell me that I will be okay

But sadly I don’t believe that
I don’t trust myself to make that decision yet
I don’t know...
I’m not sure that you can handle this heart of mine
It’s all fragile...Just to fragile for you

This wall....
I have build this wall...
My not so ordinary wall...


(c) Leasel Martins