The Wall cannot be taken,
no matter how we try.
For the Wall is like that Oak Tree,
only neglect will make it die.
And if we approach that granite
with the view to overwhelm,
the solidness of its honesty
will reject us and repel.

With reverence and with awe,
with hope and with some fear,
The Wall is there for us to touch
and to soak up every tear.
It is not there to be defeated,
or to be overcome;
it is there to show and teach us
the truth that we have won.