Wall Of Steel Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Sorrow held tightly wound deep down inside.
Walking, thinking of nothing - feeling nothing.
Looking without - teardrops glisten everywhere, lying
about on the grass for everyone to see.
Seeing tears, yet not shedding tears, because a thick
wall of steel has been erected all around, protecting
a vulnerable human being.
Staring out at the tears, there is no feeling connected
to them.
Tears belong to someone else, they are not to be claimed.
Standing away from life, unable to surmount it's growing grief, a self alone - where once there was a human being.