walls

in ancient places the same as now
build walls to protect us all
firewalls, mind walls, brick walls,
a wall is a wall no matter the call
long walls, broad walls, small walls
keeps us safe from the intruder call
how foolish we are to think, we shall
forever live in a surrounded hedge
jericho fell, buddha escaped, troy destroyed,
rome burned, nineveh gone, cults destroyed
there is life beyond those walls, my friend
don’t be misled by the king’s request