My Bricks
My walls are up and made of bricks,
They help protect my mind
From all imagined ways that trick
My thoughts that are unkind.
For years I did not like myself
Because of childhood years
When feelings went upon a shelf
Escaping lonely tears.
I learned to build a red brick wall
To hold back ugliness.
It did not work at time through all
The things that caused duress.
I still possess that wall with me,
Although not quite as much.
My coping skills are those some see;
A kind of mental crutch.
About this poem
Building walls to protect my self-esteem.
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Written on January 12, 2024
Submitted by stevec.24118 on January 12, 2024
Modified by stevec.24118 on January 12, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXA BXBX CXCX DEDE |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 492 |
Words | 104 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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