Linoleum

She keeps the world at bay
With walls built to stand come what may
And when the corners held out till today
She would hide her own
Running all alone
(Ridding her) (of all grain)
To stay in control
But now
She cries
Alive
Suddenly she is down on all four
And the walls will support her no more
Cries her eyes out like never before
Out onto this linoleum
Bottled up and stored
She's (every war)
And when she's out this door
She will push ahead of you
Frowning at the poor
She would move so fast not to end up last
Aiming for the finish line
Despite her past
But now
etc.
Suddenly she is down on all four
etc.
And sometimes
Just sometimes
That's really all it takes
A hand on your shoulder
Then she breaks
DOWN