Fallen Walls
10/9/07
It’s been sometime since she checked on
The two walls
That were left standing,
Forming her shadowy corner.
Without lifting her head she beings to feel a
Warm light
Crawl over her skin.
She beings shaking like a lone leaf on an oak tree
In a harsh winter storm,
As the warmth slowly consumes every inch of her
Being.
In fear she lifts her head and looks up in time
To see a third wall fall to the ground.
Now she can no longer hide from the feelings
She fears.
All she can do is back up to the one shaking wall,
Till it too collapses leaving her fully
Exposed to the light
And her fears.
Still she hears his call and still she resists the urge
To go to him.
When she looks around her at the fallen walls
She sees him standing there in front
Of her.
She looks up at him just as a lost and scared puppy
Looks at its rescuer.
She wonders can she really trust him.
The tears roll down her face
As she sees this man standing there and she realizes
He knows how she feels.
He extends his hand to her, in an offer to help her
To her feet.
Out of fear she draws away,
Just as a scared puppy would from a stranger.
He then lets her know he will wait
Right here for her
To be ready to take his hand and learn trust him.
She tries to fight back the smile
She feels coming a crossed her lonely lips
But to no avail
A smile appears.
She begins to feel the warmth on the outside
Begin to take over inside too.
As the wall she’s backed up to crashes to
the ground,
Turning her cold stone fortress
Into dust.
Now she’s completely consumed by the light
And its warmth.
The next move is all hers and he stands there
Patiently waiting
For her to make it.
She wonders she should
she take his hand
Or
make a hasty dash in the other direction.
