She has consumed me
I have become her shadow
It began with a search for peace
For my well-being
For my sanity
So many things were
Left behind in the process:
People I cherished,
Places I loved,
And activities I once enjoyed.
The silence became my closest companion,
So profound that a pin drop now startles me.
A simple interaction feels like a battle,
Every word mapped out,
Planned,
Sketched,
Performed.
And if a single nod is misaligned,
It shatters my day
Because I am never good enough—
Good enough to meet their expectations.
Solitude has reshaped me,
Twisted,
Bent,
Broken.
I became a fragmented being,
A myriad of selves.
I’ve lost sight of who I
Was,
Am,
Will be.
Fear grips me when I think of what’s to come—
The endless
What ifs,
What might have been,
What could have been,
Haunt my nights
Until even the simplest pleasures
Lose their meaning and purpose.
I wonder, though,
Is this just a stepping stone,
A path to who I’m meant to be,
Or did I condemn myself
In the pursuit of peace?
I wonder if one day I’ll look back and find solace,
With the way I’m drowning in my current existence.
Deep down,
Deep within,
I yearn for that peace.
So at last,
Solitude and I are intertwined,
But I hope one day,
We will part ways.








