Hi there! I went to a creative writing workshop today and the theme was “being alone”, and this is what I came up with from that. I hope you enjoy, and as always I really appreciate feedback on my work, whether you liked it or not – all comments are useful! Thanks.
Why do you persist, in my head,
Ever-present,
Blurring the faces of a crowd into
An impenetrable mask, bars before my eyes,
Reducing me to an echo
In a room where everyone else is a voice;
You sew my lips shut, force my fingers up,
Confirming the barrier before me, my instinct,
To throw up a shield between
Me
And Them;
Until at last the pressure of their laughter
On the walls of my glass box
Creates a spiderweb of cracks in this fragile facade, and I
Make my excuses with a smile
Crafted from “I’m fine”,
An illusion I have practiced many a time,
And I retreat to a more solid kind of cage,
Seeking solace from solitude
In being alone.
