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The Wall
the wall
like the animal cell membrane
let's things pass
keeps things in
the wall
is porous like a sponge
soaking it up
desperately parched and waterless
empty until it isn't
until it's full
right up until it weeps
the wall
has cracks
has scars
has skin
the wall
groans under pressure
like a spine with a new strain
it bursts
breaks down
try pressing mortar into the gaps
a makeshift bandage
or it falls altogether
dust and smithereens
but the broken pieces
are pain and love and memory and future
the wall
stands or falls
existing as the wall or parts of the wall
it stands or falls
but remains the same
intense and tall
© SteelBlue
like the animal cell membrane
let's things pass
keeps things in
the wall
is porous like a sponge
soaking it up
desperately parched and waterless
empty until it isn't
until it's full
right up until it weeps
the wall
has cracks
has scars
has skin
the wall
groans under pressure
like a spine with a new strain
it bursts
breaks down
try pressing mortar into the gaps
a makeshift bandage
or it falls altogether
dust and smithereens
but the broken pieces
are pain and love and memory and future
the wall
stands or falls
existing as the wall or parts of the wall
it stands or falls
but remains the same
intense and tall
© SteelBlue
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