TEAR DOWN THE WALL
Don’t build a wall around yourself Like everyone else Imagining it as a defense Against a hostile world The true effect of such action Is to imprison you To lock in your tenderness Beauty and vulnerability Without those Life will never be be full and sweet The light will dim And you will live in a kind of twilight Of pretense Tear down all the walls Brick by brick Be vulnerable and tender Court your inner beauty Grace and wonder Love yourself No matter what Refuse to be defined Or limited Throw open the doors And fly into the world As your radiant self No matter who you are Or how broken you are.