Prologue

The prologue to Brendan Cassidy's story

Prologue

In Solitude
By Sylvia Chidi

In solitude I remain
With absolutely nothing to gain
Perhaps in time I will be strong
You see! Solitude is not my favorite song

A solitary place
Is not where I belong
Read my lips and trace the lines on my face
You see! Solitude is not my favorite song

But social isolation
Combined with social manipulation
Places me once again in solitude
You see! Solitude is not my preferred attitude

This isn’t a journey of spiritual enlightenment
As some people might say to my resentment
But in great loneliness of this magnitude
I must find some self awareness in solitude

I must find strength and pretend
That everyone around me is my friend
To put this state of scale of elevation to an end
I must pretend, I must pretend
That even Solitude is my friend