Western Wall

I stand here by the Western Wall

Maybe a little of that wall

Stands inside of us allI shove my prayers in the cracks

I got nothing to lose

No one to answer backAll these years I've brought up for review

I wasn't taught this but I learned something new

I had to answer a distant callAt the Western Wall

I've got a heart full of fear

And I offer it up on this altar of tearsRed dust settles deep in my skin

I don't know where it stops

And where I beginIt's a crumbling pile of broken stones

It ain't much but it might be home

If I ever loved a place at all, it's the Western WallI don't know if God was ever a man

But if She was, I think I understand

Why He found a place to break his fall

Near the Western Wall