You a Brick wall br Around me br Imprisoned some say br locked in say others br br But wall stands tall around me br It protects me br When I need protection the most br I have built it br With mere thought br carefully br in passionate fires roasted br High and lofty br red brick rack br four sides fall br each holds a memory br In safe storage! br br To make me see its colour br To awaken my self pride br And arch my back br To crane my neck br To look beyond br Yet my eyes br tend to look straight br Only to see its texture fine br br Happy my soul br Wishes to fly out not br No more feels br stifled within br It is accustomed br To its disappointments br Has caved in to reality br br Letting a single tear br Fall to express the anguish br The inner truth br Expressed br Yet unexpressed br For words have failed br When emotions choke br br Till hope br In black robes of br A spirited raven br Comes into the window br To hop about br With its beak br scraping the edges br br A new pattern to emerge br On the red brick wall br This fall br A new seasonal change br Is due br What say you? br Asks the raven… br br br Naughty you! br Head coquettishly cocked br To one side br br I can not help smiling! br br ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~malinikadirbr br malini kadirbr br