If These Walls Could Talk   If these walls were alive and could talk, Would you worry about what they would say? Or, do you have yourself up on a high pedestal, So that nobody can ever stand in your way? Would the walls tell about your secret lies? Do they know when you shed a tear? Do they listen when others talk about you? Do they protect you when you're here? Have you ever went home sad, lonely, or angry; Just wondering what all these walls would say? Would they gossip back and forth with each other, As you do about your own friends, each and every day? Do you enjoy telling tales and putting people down, Especially when you really don't know them at all; Spreading malicious gossip to anyone who will listen So they, too, build up their own special secret wall? Do you lash out at others, when they don't see your view? Or, would the walls tell me stories so secret? Would they open my eyes and give me a new view of you? If these walls did talk, would you ever have any regret? These walls connect as one, for strength and unity; If they all fell down, then what would become of thee? Now, ask yourself, each day, if these walls could talk, What stories would they send down their gossip tree? Is your Code of Ethics as it should be? Or, do these walls hide many stories, too; Tales that could haunt you in your sleep at night, From all the mean, degrading, deceitful things that you do? Remember that these walls have many ears And eyes that you may never ever see. But, if these walls ever did decide to talk, Would you be ashamed of what they would tell me? So, if these walls came to life, for just one day, Would you have a clear conscience, too? Is there anything you would be ashamed of If these walls were talking about you? © 2004 by Rosemary ANNE (Befort) SHIEVER http://www.members.cox.net/rshiever/anne.htm All rights reserved. Reproduced with permission of author