WALLS
Prisons have walls
to keep in
to punish
to cut off
to isolate the inhabitants,
to protect those outside the walls
from those within the walls
People build walls
to protect themselves
to prevent others from connecting with them & from being connected
to prevent themselves from touching & from being touched
Fences are walls
they define by marking out, by excluding
they protect those inside from those outside
they differentiate
between what is mine & what is yours
Walls are made of bricks
they are made of silence
they are made of withdrawal from
they are made of anger, of hurt, of fear
they are made of avoidance
they are made of the need to punish
All Walls
isolate
prevent
cut off
shut out
…….meaningful contact……open -sharing….forgiveness…healing…….reconciliation……restoration.
©
Warren Tan 1997
