Brain’s burn out Isolated from society Many friends encompass me Yet there is no one I can confide in Against logic I fight off the scourge that is loneliness Knowing that if it overtakes me, my emotional flesh with burn with the searing wounds of reality My heart wars with my mind- hormones with my better judgment Women are more trouble than they’re worth, how can an end be worth the means if you never attain the end? I feel that dreaded fear of never reaching intimacy Forever surrounded by the ocean of humanity Yet trapped in the rowboat of isolation unable to Jump overboard and dive in to normalcy Children laugh and play Peers connect and love Adults work and maintain their connections I watch from the sidelines People know me, yet no one knows me Friends see me, yet no one sees me If I am loved to the degree I am known, Am I loved? The cold wind blows I ward off the chill by ignoring it My body still grows cold I can’t go inside