282: Fences

She builds a fence,

he knocks it down.

She builds another,

he knocks it down

too.

She builds a wall,

he digs beneath.

She moves away,

his voice follows in her head.

Another says, "I won't push you

to open up. All I ask

is that you be you."

She looks at her broken fences

and cries.

The words give her courage

to build another.

One of these days,

the lesson will be learned.

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Written by: Katrine Hjulstad

Instagram: @katrinehjulstad

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