I may have written too much about those walls
Walls that I have felt for a long time
Around me, limiting me, ageing me
Beyond my years, as my vision is blocked
To see what lies ahead, if I could just budge
And the walls wouldn’t budge, as I push forward
Once, I talked about those walls for reasons I have forgotten
Now, the walls have my attention again
For I am being kept apart from everything I love
Walls, hold me tight, never let me go
Like lover, like a guide
I know not to move, until the walls tell me to move
Walls, walls, walls, are they brick red or just walls over my head
Eyes cannot see, but my body can feel
The walls.
Shifa Naseer 