My white walls grow higher each day
Stark and cold, tall and thick
They’re like a well around me
I can see the exit, the burning brightness of the other side
But the walls are much too high to climb out by now,
I can see the shadows of people,
Some look down, some just walk by
And pretend that everything’s okay,
Pretend I’m not in so deep
Not so over my head,
Some of them even attempt to reach down,
And help me out,
But they can’t quite reach, an eventually
They give up, and just pretend the walls aren’t there
But no one’s ever tried the door.
© Morgan Percy 2010