SOLITARY CONFINEMENT

You laughed at my weaknesses
- so I feared to show them.
You trampled on my dreams
- so I dreamed alone.
You were too busy to listen
- so I never spoke.
You handled my secrets indiscreetly
- so I ceased to share them.
You were insensitive to my needs
- so I hid them from you.
You never seemed to understand
- so I stopped trying to communicate.
You hurt me by your indifference
- so I bled inwardly.
You wouldn’t let me near you
- so I kept my distance.
You cared for my physical needs
- so my soul became impoverished.
You drove me into myself
- so now I am imprisoned.