The Warrior Beyond the Wall

Before me stands the wall, imposing and tall, 

A fortress around my mind, surrounding it all.

Constructed from bricks of fear, doubt, and pain,

Shutting out light, joy walled up and contained.

Within me a warrior spirit that yearns to be free,

To follow my bliss, leave this cage and just be. 

But the wall looms so large, cold and unbending,

The climb seems too steep, perilous, never ending.

Yet I hear my soul whisper try once again

Chip away slowly, you'll get there my friend

For beyond this wall awaits you a life glorious

Where you can live bold, proud and victorious.

Armed with hope's hammer, I strike the first blow, 

Knocking loose bricks of past shame and woe.

I tear down old doubts, my worth undoing,

And deny limiting beliefs from ringing true.

On I climb, replacing lies with truths once denied 

About my courage, my gifts cast aside. 

"I am enough" becomes my mantra and guide

As fears and shadows no longer my path hide.

Higher I go, dismantling blocks of hesitation

To follow my dreams without trepidation. 

Trusting my instincts, releasing validation 

Breaking free of others' dictates and frustration.

The tastes of freedom urge me on and on 

Destroying resistance, no looking back dawn.

I clear away hurdles of anxiety and angst 

Positioning new stones of self-love in their angst. 

Until at last, I reach the top now in sight 

The last bricks unlodged, my inner world bright. 

I gaze out in awe, what vistas unfold 

Unfettered possibilities, adventures untold.

For I've torn down the walls that once defined 

The limits of my life and confined 

All I could be, blinding my sight 

Shielding me from my own light. 

Now unfettered I stand, the barrier behind 

The horizon before me, open and wide 

I can go anywhere, do and be whatever I dream

Write life's script, create, play out any scene.

The warrior within now unleashed and unbound 

By false chains, finally free, life's meaning found. 

No longer enslaved by fears that i once obeyed 

But chasing my bliss, no more walls blockade.

I leap without looking back at that prison of brick 

The past now a relic, free and untethered I roam 

Across open fields, forests, whatever calls and picks 

Now guiding myself, I venture from home.

With wonder I wander new landscapes untried 

Each day an adventure, nothing to hide 

Behind false security's comforting bars 

For risks bring rewards, reaching for stars.

I stumble and struggle at times it is true 

On this road less traveled, the course unknown 

But learn from failures and missteps too 

Rising stronger, journeying onward, further from home. 

New friendships forged out here beyond walls 

Mutual understanding between us enthralls 

For we're kindred spirits, beyond society's scripts 

No longer conforming but living our truths. 

Out under the stars each night we are found 

Sitting round campfires, with laughter abound 

Sharing our stories, free from judgement we thrive 

Lifted by empathy, compassion alive. 

And when silence falls, we meditate as one 

Feeling the presence of light from above 

Holding intentions for humanity's rebirth 

Envisioning peace, healing for earth.

For now we can see beyond all former demarcations 

Of race, gender, status, separation and segregations 

Out here, souls connect, caring for all relations 

Celebrating our shared human elations.

We warriors are gathering from lands near and far 

Heeding the call, finding each other under heaven's stars 

To serve humankind, spread justice and light 

Teaching, uplifting, evolving both day and night

For in each soul we see resides untapped potential 

Seeds of greatness await nourishment gentle 

So we use our gifts to help others grow 

Wisdom earned from our journeys we freely sow.

As we sit round the campfire ablaze 

Strengthening our light brighter for days 

When we'll return over the horizon long crossed 

To share hope, help hearts no longer feel lost. 

Until then, we wander on without haste or hurry 

Savoring the journey, souls open, eyes no longer blurry 

Gathering the wisdom, compassion on our quest 

Healing from within, unlearning what we detest

Trusting time reveals life's meaning in due season 

Beyond society's fiction and expectations born from reason 

But rather truths wrought from living mindfully 

Loving deeply, awakening slowly.

For now we radiate with hearts and minds unchained 

By limits once accepted, status quo ingrained 

But seeing past divisions into spirits pained yet still so able 

Opening our arms to all at life's shared table. 

So warriors, let's continue blazing trails 

Leaving fear's shadow, sailing unrestrained 

Loving every moment, whatever unveils 

Knowing life's gifts await beyond the mind's walls.

Onward we march, souls lit from within 

Hearts afire, eyes clear, present and unbound 

No holding back, trusting intuition's wind 

Faith borne from dismantling all that held us down.

The time has come, the victory hard won at cost 

Yet now life begins again, fear and doubt left lost 

A new story waiting, fresh paints for life's painting 

Every moment a gift, time for adventuring.

So warriors, let's venture on without limits defined 

Just open roads and hearts, serving all human kind 

For now we know life's purpose sublime 

Is using our light to help others shine.

This is the quest, now clearly in our vision 

To walk each other home, no one left imprisoned 

In cages of suffering, self-defeat and derision 

But unshackled to dance in themselves believing.

For we tore down walls that long darkened our sight 

And found radiance within, our inner light 

Now we dedicate our days to ignite 

The sparks in others, guide them to their might. 

This is the victory, the freedom we have won 

Not just for ourselves, but for everyone 

Who still dwells behind their own walls 

That isolation and fearfulness installs

So come, fellow warriors, let's circle round 

Meditate in silence on sacred ground 

Then go forward blazing, trails still unfound 

The world awaits us beyond our walls.