build walls

The chameleons can change colors to protect them from predators.
The octopus can squirt dark to escape from enemies.
The kangaroos have tail not only for balance but weapon as well.
Animals have these defense mechanism all because of survival.
All wanting to stay alive... All wanting not to get hurt in the process and be eaten up alive... All wanting security and preservation of their kind.

Humans have defenses, too. There are times when we feel that the world outside is harsh, we build walls not to feel rejection. There are times that we feel other people exploit us, we build walls so that we would be stubborn enough not to feel anything. We have varied reasons why we build walls...But don't you think sometimes we have to break our own walls for a change?


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 hide,
Walls that cover what’s inside,
Walls that stare or smile or look away,
Silent lies,
Walls that even block 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.