She walks the perimeter
Fingers trailing the bricks
Counting in her head
Making sure each is in place
She sees it then a small crack
No she thinks it cant be
She walks back to her shelter
Grabbing the cement
Dragging it back
She feels the weight
Touching the small crack
She places cement over it
Then she hears a loud thud
The small crack shoots up
Claiming the next brick
Quickly she covers that
Proud of her work
She looks back
Her world safe
Slowly retreating
To her sanctuary
Thinking how hard she worked
She made this safety
All by herself needing no one
BANG she jumps and turns
She sees more bricks fracture
No she screams
If the wall falls
She wont be safe
A small piece of the wall crumbles
She runs to patch it
BANG she feels her heart stop
The hole grows bigger
She fights to patch it
Fear running thru her veins
Tears running down her face
She feels warmth
The light that was blocked
Now shines thru the hole
It warms her skin
She reaches a hand out the hole
Yanking it back quickly
What was that touch
She grabs the cement
Trying to block the hole
Bang again more pieces fall
The bricks crumble fast
The cement cant dry
She kneels before her wall
Praying for safety
Tears fall
As a calm voice can be heard
" I will not hurt you,
I will help you grow
I will shelter you
Be your friend
I will not break the wall
We will do it together
When your ready
For now this hole
Will let you see who I am
Remind you of what you hide from
It will be my window to you."
Glancing up tears still falling
She rises slowly
Only one thing comes to her mind
She bows her head
Finding her voice weak
She whispers
"Slowly together as friends"