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I wonder what walls think

we all speak to them

but they never blink

they never shake or ooze

a tear

maybe for them everything is crystal clear

do they have emotions or none at all

how can they give structure and stand tall

I bet they have a lot to say
of things they've witnessed

of history which is gray

but they don't

I have talked to walls many a time

wept, shouted , laughed and mimed

vented, slapped, and cried out loud

but they don't seem to move the shroud

the shroud of muteness
the shroud of calmness
of patience, of apathy
of stories they hide
about which sometimes they lied

oh what deep dismay
but they....

....never say

how about when
an un-stoppable force like me
meets these immovable objects
objects of melancholy, objects of secretive glee

would these walls, speak
would they emote
or would the force give way and choke its own throat?
its worth an attempt
when your life is at the crossroads
crossroads which are

in-congruently bent

when belief is in question

when answers are astray
would they ever say

those perfect corners
those smooth finishes
those smells of paints
those secret of saints
the cardinal hidden truths
of sages and brutes

speak to me oh walls
speak to me one day
speak like the sunshine
like the celestial array
please say ..
walls please say
say
say
say!!