A Letter from Isolation

Sometimes I take my introverted-ness to the extreme.

She likes to sleep in half-way seclusion,

where the light creeps in through the cracks of the door

just enough to leave some connection

between the world and her dreams.

A sense of safety, so to speak.

I like to cut the cord completely.

Seam the door to the wall and shut out all sound

and light and life so that

my dreams lay undisturbed 

by the world's way-side fallen attempts at

peace and love and all things good--

away from the cares of today

and the worries of tomorrow

and the ‘what ifs?'

and the 'why nots?'

and all those stubborn questions that will always remain unanswered

no matter how hard we try to stretch our minds past ignorance,

past our tunnel vision determination and

into the realm of enlightenment.

My mind lives independently

from that world.

Instead, I choose to dream in

freedom for the night.

Reviews

[I Am Svetlana]

I can really relate to this and often feel like this some days if the world around me becomes 'too much'. I ignore people, live inside my head or within the pages of a book. I do whatever I can to feel invisible...

[V]

i really like the last stanza. it seems to sum up what this is all about.

[Infamous Real]

I like this one. I found it be especially easy to relate personally with the speaker. Perhaps not everyone can relate with this poem but I could. Excellent use of imagery and flow.

[Audrey Howitt]

I liked this one a lot. I particularly liked the last line: Instead, I choose to dream in freedom for the night. It sums up the poem well and rounds it off nicely.

[Lucy Green]

Really good. I really like how you used a lot of voice through out it.

[michelle-entendu]

This was so good! SO GOOD. Was this the poem you read to me over the summer when I stayed at your apartment? Part of it sounded familiar, but it might have just reminded me of it.