The Weight of Pride

I sit behind these walls of pride,  

A fortress built to shield, to hide.  

But in the quiet, doubts take hold,  

Perhaps it’s time for something bold.  

  

Humility, a door unlocked,  

Where guarded hearts no longer block,  

The lessons waiting in the air,  

In every glance, in every stare.  

  

To sit and listen, not retreat,  

To face the world with steady feet.  

For wealth, they say, is more than gold,  

It's in the stories we are told.  

  

So I’ll step out, not hide away,  

And learn what others have to say.  

For in humility, there’s grace,  

A path that pride cannot replace.