Bricks on the path of life

Bound to a rock

Extruded from a canal

Ripped from dark warmth

Rough hands pulling

Just a brick on the path

Memories lost to time

Life starts here

Earliest thoughts,

An arrow through the heart

Just a brick on the path

Grades maintained

Stalactite words leaking

From peers mouths

A heart pierced broken

Just a brick on the path

Harsh lessons learned

Pain, are failures terms

Love at a cost

Approved achievements the rest lost

Just a brick on the path

Loving approval yearned

Acceptable tolerance earned

Hide deeper the hurt

Angered wolves fed

Just a brick on the path

Hungry wolves feed on others

Containments strong

This body is only a vessel

Spirit wants to be freed

Just a brick on the path

A nick here, a poke there

Explained away by swift tongue

The wolves are fed

Pain masks hurt

Just a brick on the path

Spirit flies when able

Returned to cage when seen

Slowly forgotten

Until it screams.

Just a brick on the path