the wall

by dps - Virgo

I tired to write you a poem today I sat all day 
I thought of romantic things to say clichés I had heard
 I tried using words from other great men attempting to duplicate their mastery 
Trying to form words and expression that would capture your heart  
Give you words that would surround you caress you 
Words that would resonate to  the depths of your heart 
Words that would feed 
Words that when heard would leave no doubt  
But alas I was tricked 
The words they abandoned me 
I was left wordless as if my very tongue had been cut out of mouth. 
The words ran into a wall.  
The wall of my fathers.   
Every brick on this wall was laid with care. 
Every brick is a myriad of inscriptions,
Chiseled with the law and wisdom of my fathers. Bricks laid with the mortar dripping and the words already plastered on.  It is this inscription filled wall that my words now collide with
 It is this wall that will not yield.   
Birth sign: Virgo
Date created: 2009-03-18 05:12:41
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:47:12
Poem ID: 71952

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