I’ve been trapped

By the walls

The walls help silence 

My restless calls

Some say these barriers hold one back

I suppose those some may be exempt from

failure  

Trapped in a fish bowl

The bout which bonds the soul 

To never trying, trying to be bold

With an iron hold, stopping creativity 

Many are lost to the comfort of distance 

These walls can be cold

But unbearably hot

Providing false positives to all told of their

safety 

A block too tall for individuals so small

But we must push on, to escape the loop

To find our best selves 

They cannot influence my ways 

So I say this one and only phrase:

“Those who wish to explore 

The new

Must be prepared to feel

The unbearable cold, colder than the walls

To feel blazing heat, hotter than the sun” 

For perseverance comes from hardship and

sacrifice 

One day we must all venture outside

The constricting box

With cardboard walls painted to look like

concrete 

To take a chance at something

New we must do what our curious minds 

Tell us and be rid of our small thinking

which masks stationary progress

However comfortable those thoughts may be, we must clear these impossible 

Walls