i built this wall.
i have named each brick,
let it symbolize a burden
in hopes the weight might lift.
i built this wall,
a sanctuary of security:
here, i am free again
to hope and dream and breathe.
i built this wall
to walk along, to touch the bricks
and feel the grain
of self-regrets for mortar.
i built this wall,
and intimately i know it:
where it is sound and
where it might wear a bit with age.
i built this wall,
and only i know the places
where a single moment of sensuality
might bring the whole thing down.