These 4 Walls

These 4 walls talk to me and remind me of a lot

Like the mistakes I made and life lessons I forgot

These walls are also dangerous you should never face them alone

Nightmares and cold sweats plus they’ll make you miss home

I’ve heard some go crazy straight holler and cry

They even beg for forgiveness just to tell these walls bye

Me, I’m just fine but how long will I last

It’s like time’s standing still Lord please let this pass

It’s crazy cause these walls got a name they call the SHU

As soon as you mess up they’ll be waiting on you

[*SHU= Special Housing Unit]

1 Comments

  1. Gustavo Velarde on September 23, 2011 at 6:12 PM

    This is great stuff. Very beautiful, shows how something as simple as 4 walls can end up messing you up.

    Reply

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