xenophobia

brick by brick
you built a wall
to make yourself feel safe
you built it very tall

you built it very tall
until you blocked out the sun
to make yourself feel safe
you built it so it holds just one

the bricks were made
of clay and xenophobia
the bricks that built
your personal dystopia

and in your darkness
you finally realized
you'd built a well not a wall
with your bricks of fear and lies

now you are at the bottom
and though you can't see the sky
you can hear the rain
the walls thunder seems to amplify

the water level rises
so you better hope you float
you thought you'd build a wall
but you'd have been better with a moat