I built these walls
as high as the sky
and strong as the bricks
in my head
that weigh down my mind,

so I couldn't escape,
so I couldn't be rescued
from the strongest embrace
in my head
that holds me so tight.

I've built many walls,
the tallest and strongest,
then I burn them all down,
in my head,
I burn them all down.

I keep building
and burning them down,
'til the earth
in my head
is a charcoal-stained soup of mistakes.

January 19, 2004