by Donna R. (Cole) Carter, copyrighted 1989, all rights reserved.
Give me that sledge hammer -
let me at that wall.
You can't tell me that I built it all!
I have been given tools to build
I have been handed rules to construct
I have been assisted in all ways
to make the wall higher,
to build it firmer,
to make it stronger,
make it impenetrable!
Don't be weak
Don't show feelings,
Don't let anyone in,
Believe that it's wrong.
There is only one way to live.
There is only one way to live.
There is only one way to live.
There is only one way to DIE!
Brainwash me into building a wall...
I built it for YOU!
NOT for me.
YOU!
I don't want this wall!
I want to feel the wind
I want the waves at my feet,
not the cold, dark dirt.
I don't want this wall!
I want to climb trees
I want to bask in the sunshine,
not sit in the shadows.
I don't want this wall!
You showed me how to build it,
You have your own.
You yourself don't know how
to tear your own walls down.
Well, give me the sledge hammer.
You stay inside if you want to --
I'M OUTTA HERE!
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