Spectral Barbed Wire

There is a wall, that only I can see,
Perhaps it is part of me?
It surrounds you and prevents
Me from drawing near.
Like spectral barbed wire,
It cut me to shreds.

Perhaps these cuts have become infected,
As there is another side effect.
I stutter and stumble over my words
Like they are as solid and
Formed as the wall,
That only I can see.