The Architect

And so I build

An idealistic fantasy, a castle-like structure

Its beauty is indescribable; Intricacies are etched into each stone

Corridors leading nowhere line the gardens- an unsolvable labyrinth

Protecting my masterpiece- a wall

Longer than the Great Wall of China

Stronger than gravity

Taller than the eye can see

Thicker than the lifetime it would take to try and drill through it

I own the rights to that wall

With one thought I can collapse it and with half a thought it returns better than ever

This wall has been my protector

Guarding the gardens of my heart

Keeping all who dare to enter out

A few have, on occasion, miraculously entered

Each man who has somehow convinced me to collapse the blockade,

Was the reason the walls grew taller, stronger, and thicker
after they escaped the vined jungle on the inner walls.

I spend my lifetime stacking stones around my heart

I am ready to tear them down, but I am afraid

And all I know how do is build

And so I build