The wall

[..... pondering communication issues]

There's a barrier there
I can't see it... but I can feel it

You.... delightful beautiful you....
you're on the other side
.... and I..... needing your touch so much
I'm on this side
How can I touch you?

If I try to climb the wall
it feels as though I'm climbing
into a cloud..... and I'm lost within
There's no sound in the cloud
.... no words of affection nor encouragement
I search within the cloud
but I finally give up.....

I try to go through that wall....
Yikes.... it's so solid
My head hurts..... my heart hurts
I try and try.....
but I finally give up.....

What if I go round the wall?
Is the wall an endless barrier?
Only time will tell.....
So I'll explore....
And seek to understand why
..... why the wall is there
.... how was the wall built?
..... does it serve any purpose
in the here and now?
or is it just a useless artifact
left in your life.....
A tool that once was valuable
when you were small and needing protection

But now you are grown!
You are strong!   You don't need the wall.
Maybe we can work together
to take it down...
brick by brick... stone by stone...

Till finally we can touch....
... without the wall. 

© Ian Croft June 2019