If the walls had ears… what would they hear?
Would they sustain their stance… or collapse in fear?
Would they hear what is just… and morally correct?
Or would they hear a lost soul… yearning for respect?
If the walls had eyes… what would they see?
Would they still stand strong… or crumble to debris?
Would they see promise and hope… a desire to attain?
Or would they see depression… suffering and pain?
If the walls could speak… what would they say?
Would they continue to protect… Or seek to betray?
Would they speak of a world that is faultless and ideal?
Or a world that is wounded… not seeking to heel?
They can not feel… so emotion is absent
So they just stand still… lacking the passion
If walls could speak… they would earn respect
They would be just like you… with speech that is correct

-Jon Chambers

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