The Wall

There is no way around getting hurt in life.  Everyone knows it, deep down; they are going to get hurt at some point.  No matter what happens you will be betrayed, you will fall, you will be tripped or made to fall.  But how you deal with it depends solely on you and how well you handle pain.  Some people can just pick themselves up, brush off the dirt, and move on with barely a frown.  They can move on so easily because they know this is a part of life that sucks, but it's nothing they can't handle.  It's something they've learned to deal with; to accept.  But what about those who don't know what to do when they are betrayed?  What happens to the people who lay there in the dirt, tears rolling down their face, wondering how long they should wait until they get up?  When are they supposed to finally get up and what do they do then?

It's the first line of defense to any human being that can't handle the pain of human nature. It's called the Wall.  Sometimes a person will build this up around themselves as a test, a precaution to make sure those in their life really care enough to try and climb or tear it down.  But then there are the people who have that wall there as a barrier or a way to keep everyone out because they truly have made themselves believe they need no one nor do they want anyone.  "No one" can't hurt you, can't betray you and can’t watch you fall.  The Wall has a voice of its own, a power to brainwash the soul lost inside.  Each time someone knocks on the bricks, another layer forms, and it gets darker inside.  Eventually, the Wall is so thick with the person locked inside so consumed that your voice is all that can be heard.  The Wall has the power to consume the mind of its captive.  Sure it's safe because those locked away will never be hurt by the rest of the world but in return they will begin hurting themselves. 

Without suffering there would be no compassion.  The thing is, its human nature to cause suffering, but it is also human to suffer.  Whether it's other people who hurt you, or you who hurt yourself in place of those you've trapped yourself from, there will be pain.  There may even be blood and tears. I guess the ultimate question is which pain is worse?  The one caused by the world, by human nature, or one caused by you?  Either way you lose faith in someone, but the thing about losing faith in yourself is that you can't escape yourself.  You can run forever from people and always find someone new in another place.  But you're stuck with you.  The Wall is a figment of the mind, but it's more powerful than the thickest cement.  Once it reaches a certain dimension, once its voice hits a certain octave, is there really any way to tear it down, or shut it up?

I guess time will tell.  Only time can answer that question.  Now it becomes a matter of how patient you are at waiting.