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Taproot issue 44 - May 2003

 

Wall

I have a wall you cannot see

cause it’s deep within me.

It isn’t easy or a cinch,

you can reach in

I can’t reach out.

People wonder what it’s really about.

The wall I built that no one can see

is a result from insecurity.

Every time my little heart hurts

the scars within me grow worse and worse.

So brick by brick

I built this special wall,

that’s now so thick it won’t even fall.

I want to show my real self

and love from you will really help.

So bit by bit

please chip at my wall

til brick by brick the wall starts to fall.

I know it will be slow,

but it’s hard to let go

from hurts and failures long ingrained

upon my heart from years and years of pain

 

KaLynn Reynolds, age 16, January, 2001

 

Reprinted with permission

“The Permanent Press”, a newsletter from Every Child, Inc.

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