If Walls Could Talk
If Walls could talk – Kyra Poro
There’s been talk in my country of building me for years,
Some believed I would help, but for others I caused fear
In a perfect world, my greatness would stretch shore to shore,
But in a perfect world, what on earth would a border wall be for?
A life I didn’t ask for, a purpose I can’t fulfill
On one side hope and promise, but the other, it’s shoot to kill
Why was I put here? To my knowledge, I’m not easing any tension
Where are the funds for my expansion? Another answer, still unmentioned
There are valid points present supporting my unneeded completion
There’s no effort in understanding, only countless voices preachin’
Nobody’s weighing all the options, pitching a compromising plan,
All I see is fingers pointing, let’s see what race they choose to ban
But that’s just one side to the story, and from here, I can see two
On the south side, approaching foreigners, and I can tell that they want through
What’s the purpose? Where’d they come from? What could they possibly have to gain?
Good Ole lambs to the slaughter, living lives of endless pain
They all swarmed to the scene when they heard of the topic,
It doesn’t help anything, pain making your profit
Who is anyone to shame them? Who picks what life they get to live?
They’re just confused, they don’t belong here, and a wall is what we give?
I’m just a wall with observations, evidently no one seems to care
Could my thoughts and ideas help the world be more fair?
Nobody flinched when my construction split a butterfly home in half
Nobody walked up to the border, nobody obstructed my building path
To those with an understanding of the situation, I call
Here’s my plans and ideas, but I am only a wall
So if you can hear me, I’d choose now to listen
The world is limitless, and this is my mission
In situations, pay attention, make your own decisions
That’s the first thing I want valued in the world that I envision
Understanding is power, if you choose to accept it
Pointing out wrongs to help society correct it
Years of being the country’s center of attention
Watching years with no sign of innovation or invention
Wrongs made right, that’s how everything grows
The answers are right there, if you care then you’ll know
Information is absorbed from the world, all around you
Pick out the thoughts with meaning and value
Lessons and life-long experience will stick
Take it from me, learning that isn’t quick
I’m just a wall, you can take what you want
Here’s an honest perspective from the subject’s front
It isn’t required to be a good person
But if given the chance, I might be a good version
Treat everyone equal, it’s okay we’re all different
Testing the law created our 14th amendment
Take from this what you decide
I’m just a wall, but a wall who tried.
Written by Krya Poro on the subject of Donald Trump’s wall. Kyra claims this piece wouldn’t normally spiral from a topic of her choice and “Initially I thought I would write [to] eliminate my personal struggle [of] picking a side so this third party quickly became the wall,” Poro said. This piece was written for Poro’s creative writing class.
Creative writing class, taught by Ms. Gretl Shelton, helps those who enjoy writing and want to get better at it, do so. The class also has an eye opening aspect, full of class debates and discussion. Many perspectives exist, causing a variety of educational opportunities to prevent themselves in creative writing.
“My favorite thing about the class is the diversity in perspectives which allows me to not only learn from Ms. Shelton, but the students around me,” Poro said.
The class is open to anyone interested in sharing their own ideas and perspectives of life and specific issues, often controversial. If you would like to sample the sorts of things written in creative writing other than the poem above, check out the wall adorned with the quote “I am the sky. My emotions, the weather” near Ms. Shelton’s room in the english hallway.
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