as life goes on outside these walls.
These walls...impervious and unyielding,
were forged from fragments of my crippled spirit
and are greater than the sum of their parts.
Inside, I live in splendid isolation.
Every pain I ever felt,
every tear I ever shed
has evaporated like mist.
Defeated by love and life my shadow is my only companion.
I’ve plotted carefully and removed all methods of entry
as my heart is an unpredictable foe.
Splendid isolation is love’s replacement and my safe haven.
Never again will I need.
Never again will I love nor loose.
I will remain here, in splendid isolation, clinging to the security of being alone.
