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 * I Build Walls**

After reading the poem "I Build Walls", two things came to my mind. Was the author building walls mentally or physically? When I read it a second time, I realized that this person was being bullied or abused. These walls hold back all of their horrific and painful memories. Their smile is the lock, with their tears as the key. When their smile fades, and tears roll down their eyes, the doors fly open and return those memories.When they say "... Or reveal who I am or how I feel,", they admit to creating walls to hide their feelings. Another line that reveals their their feelings is when they say, "Walls that can cover what's inside." You cannot erase memories, no matter how hard you try.

Most people don't know, including the author that storing these memories behind walls is never the answer. In fact many teen suicides were caused by just "building walls" and never dealing with problems. The author understands,though, towards the end. When they say "Walls that need to fall", you can tell that the author realizes that their is a light at the end of every tunnel.If you never release your feelings, you can never travel to the light and will be trapped in a dark place filled with mixed emotions.

In "The Outsiders,"a young character, Johnny Cade, is abused by his parents and bullied by the SOC's, a rich, viscous gang He thought of suicide many times, but never committed it and died as a hero. He broke his walls and lived a happy life.

Building walls is something everyone has done, including me. However, I broke those walls and dealt with my issues. You never should build walls, just face your problems! Life is too short to be wasted on "building walls," Especially ones that should always be broken.