Easy
How quickly
We fall prey to love
Devoured whole by the need to be needed
No matter how long or high or thick the walls
No matter the time spent in isolation building them, formidable
They crumble to dust with but a whisper of hope
Of love and the needs attached
At its mercy
Forever.
~ 1st Place ~ in the "Contest Number 505 Any Form Or None" Poetry Contest, Brian Strand, Judge & Sponsor.
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