Adam Richman

This Wall

Adam Richman


Crawling swiftly over cracks 
over cliffs and even mountains 
little obstacles slowing your journey 
the red of your skin 
protecting all inside you 
your legs scamper quickly 
over all that you can't see 
and you will never understand 
the path that you cross 
before these nodding heads who hear a 
voice from inside 
it speaks to them softly 
with questions and answers 
continue on, you are not 
touched by such pride 
and thank something for that 
for that pride shall not hurt you 
like it has for so many 
and ended all life 
continue on, you have no 
reasons to be worried 
which stem from such a past 
or caused you such strife 
caused you such strife
for you it simply lies 
in prolonged survival 
and for that you must take all 
one at a time 
these heads think so different 
distorted and bothered 
protecting their inner peace 
with the hatred they find 
and these heads treat you 
as just an insect 
and your value lies in 
nothing of this land 
for they will never value 
your rich perspective 
that special void of which 
humanity's in demand 
and it is not life 
that they preserve 
it is only you 
who sees this right 
and if they could feel 
your passion for survival 
they might put aside 
this stupid fight 
continue on just to 
get home before it's dark 
slip past these bobbing heads of madness 
who hear such a voice 
appreciate these aimless feet 
which fight you all the time 
if you had the option to be them 
to be yourself would be 
survival's choice 
oh, little ant 
no one can even understand you 
still pay no attention 
and try not to fall 
they will never succeed 
as you have in perspective 
for the only vision you have 
is to crawl across this wall 
crawl across this wall
to crawl across this wall
across this wall