Isolation burns deep like a heated knife
Cutting through the chains that bind
Family, friends and community
Hence, I find myself, lost with me.

Alone, separate from loud laughter
From flippant girls lacking courtesy
Vexing comrades, lacking sensitivity
My heart recoils like flowers in twilight
I fade into isolation like an ant to its tower.

My heart gently hurts
I massage it gently, it heals
But it feels the pains of times
When I ventured into community
Isolation burns deep
But the memory of hurtful words
Make isolation bearable.