These Four Walls

These four walls Always the same to me Stark white, cold as ice And empty Dust in the corners Cobwebs in the eaves Just long term storage Of who I used to be Open the doors Let the light in Let the cross-wind breathe Life in to this house again Take these hollow halls Make a home from These four walls Shuttered in My fiercely guarded post Haunted by unwanted But familiar ghosts I don't want to go out I don't want to air my wounds 'Cause what if all my fears Turn out to be true? Open the doors Let the light in Let the cross-wind breathe Life in to this house again Take these hollow halls Make a home from These four walls What are walls but Plaster lath and pine? Sturdy frame, vacant space Where love's denied Ring the bell Let yourself in Show me how To unlock my heart again Take these hollow halls Make a home from These four walls Open the doors Let the light in Let the cross-wind breathe Life in to this house again Take these hollow halls Make a home from These four walls