walls of heavy red brick
stacked, solid, seamless, soulless
obstructing vision
confining thought
crushing spirit                                      
unmovable
 

sightless, shackled ,silenced
searching every crevice
testing obdurate strength
tirelessly seeking
aimlessly flailing
resolute

 
labyrinth of tears
endless and bottomless
maps long burned
hopeful flame extinguished
subject to the whims
of a heartless puppeteer.