Brick by Brick by Deana Abdel-Malek

Brick by Brick

by Deana Abdel-Malek

Standing behind a wall,

It had been built brick,

by brick,

by brick.

We laughed at the world's masons.

Our hands knew not that skill.

But now I turn to you,

And face a brick,

by brick,

by brick,

wall.

When were we apprenticed?

We are the image of those we mocked.

Our eyes blinded, as we stack brick,

by brick,

by brick.

Stand up,

Turn around

And face your wall.

We are all bricklayers by trade.

Societies, towns, relationships

Have been built brick,

by brick,

by brick.

We have the power

To demolish our walls.

Yet we choose to live in the houses

We have built brick,

by brick,

by brick.

"We have a natural right to make use of our pens as our tongues: at our peril, risk, and hazard." - Voltaire