Too often are walls overshadowed
By the castles they protect.
This shame clouds me,
Descending around me.

From all sides,
The walls I built,
Dedicated to myself,
Dedicated to my filth.

This shame,
Oh, this shame.
Destroying me by the day,
Convincing me by the night.

Burning passionately,
Forever bright.
From sunset,
To morning light.

Attacked from all sides,
Convicted to die.
But I won’t go down,
Not easily, at that.

The walls I’ve built,
Dedicated to me soul,
Prepared to defend,
Defend my castle
That I call life.

© Joel Francis