Recluse

by Sheena Pillai Singh

In my pursuit

of glory,

success,

fame and bliss,

I saw

the path ahead

torn apart

by the darkest of

lies,

demons,

deception

and despair…

I realized

my old self

crumbling;

leaving a

shrewder me:

a loner by choice;

Yet I sensed      

traces of old self

raising alert

to hold the reins

of this intoxicating

path to glory…

before they swallow

those tiny bits

of my older self

proclaim me

a self-confessed RECLUSE...