Whatever walls me in, must wall you out.
That's the way with things that separate.
Where I was raised, I knew there was a rule:
it was the way of life to segregate.
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I read your poem and it is about inner walls whereby we deceive ourselves. The common ground with my poem is in my line the strongest walls of all are in the mind. I was indeed thinking of walls which separate us from other people. But you are right too. We can also build walls which hide us from ourselves. In fact I believe most of humanity has so many inner walls that they do not really know themselves. I think the final enlightenment is to tear down the inner walls and be able to accept all of what we are - the good, the bad and the ugly as the saying goes. I can accept my darker elements but still forgive myself and tru to become a better person..
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Another point of view, feeling.In my ''My own walls'' I tried to see '' walls '' from a different angle.
I read your poem and it is about inner walls whereby we deceive ourselves. The common ground with my poem is in my line the strongest walls of all are in the mind. I was indeed thinking of walls which separate us from other people. But you are right too. We can also build walls which hide us from ourselves. In fact I believe most of humanity has so many inner walls that they do not really know themselves. I think the final enlightenment is to tear down the inner walls and be able to accept all of what we are - the good, the bad and the ugly as the saying goes. I can accept my darker elements but still forgive myself and tru to become a better person..