At first I thought I was alright
All alone, up in my
t
o
w
e
r
Looking down from my tinted
windows
Admiring the flowers
Privacy ... a luxury
Loneliness, preferred
Leave me
A l o n e
Things have begun to shift for me
Now I’ve been alone so
l
o
n
g
It went from being what I wanted
To feeling absolutely wrong
Pushed away ... each day
Abandoned, left behind
Come
B a c k
But I still love my loneliness
I bathe inside my
p
a
i
n
Although I hate no contact
I wouldn’t have it any other way
Festering ... pestering
Be there, leave
Let me
B e
But come to me when I need you
For that is when it’s bad
But otherwise stay away
Not fair you say?
L i f e i s n ’ t f a i r.
Author notes
I wasn't exactly sure what you were asking for, but I hope this works. I consider privacy to be my obsession, but it's also my downfall. I need it so much - I can only function if I'm alone. But then, occasional loneliness strikes, and I know that by staying alone, I am only making it worse. Yet, the more I stay away from everyone else, the more solitary I seem to become in my personality, like it's making itself a part of me. So the longer I continue, the harder it will be to finally become social again when I really need to.
I knew most people would write about drugs or drinking or cutting or something like that, but I wanted to be a little different.
A contest entry
- Quickie by warrior-eagle.
300 points, ended May 19, 2008, 9 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Well done.
Thanks for entering.
I appreciate your effort
a lot.
Good work.
..Simply Me♥ -
This is really kewl. I like how you not only wrote it well, but the style is very intense with the falling words. I think this did kind of fit the contest in a more abstract way. Yikes, scared to compete against you in this contest, hehe
But yes... I can understand that obsession quite well. Great write and much luck in the contest (not like I'm assuming you'll need it)! 
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