There are beauties and ugliness
In this world
Beyond my ken; beyond my perception
As if protected by an impenetrable wall
In this world
Beyond my ken; beyond my perception
As if protected by an impenetrable wall
The beauties want to be seen
Yearn to be known
Here the wall
Is within myself
Of my own making
Of my own limited perception
The ugliness prefers the darkness
Yearns to remain hidden
Here the wall
Is invisible
Depends on the anonymity of the protected
Depends on the ignorance of the populace
I am unsure which
Is the more daunting
Is the more unsettling
The more difficult to breach
The more difficult to expose
The one which shelters me
From myself?
The one which shelters me
From the truth?
The Hanging Great Wall
Jiayuguan
Gansu Province, China
Jiayuguan
Gansu Province, China
Taken during travels, 1998
This post is my second submission to Boundaries, this week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge.
My first submission was Walls and Boundaries.