The Glass Wall

Dear stranger

I heard that you had this glass wall built around you

to protect yourself against the earthly temptations in life

So tell me

am I one of those temptations that you are trying to resist?

Dear stranger

I heard that this wall is so strong

that no storm can shatter its glass

So tell me

will it also resist the storm of desire

that is passing by you almost everyday?

Dear stranger

I heard that this glass wall of yours can resist extremely high temperatures

So tell me

Will it not even melt

with the fire in our eyes

at each and every encounter ?

Dear stranger

I heard that you think

that this undestroyable glass wall

will keep you safe forever

But they say

that nothing is certain in life

So what will you do

if one day

the tired glass

cracks

shatters

melts

and breaks down entirely?

What will you do

if you can no longer hide behind it?

What will you do if all that was forbidden

is there

for you to touch

to smell

to hear

to taste?

What will you do then?

I wonder…

7 August 2022, Amsterdam