Solitary confinement

There were no chinks in the

armour of his self delusion.

"Cut me and I do not bleed,"

he would very often boast.

"Ignore me and I will revel in

the cloak of my anonymity;

Reflecting only in passing

all the years I have spent

avoiding mirrors, whilst

reaching secretly for

the stars that now call

to me in siren song.'"

"Mmm, that's all very well,"

she said, feet tucked,

idly flicking through

the glossy pages of

Soulmates monthly.

"But who's going 

to pay the 

mortgage

whilst 

you're 

away..."

Reviews

[Tom]

The appropriate, practical reality check that was required, as quite often proverbial, perpetual dreamers hit the ground with an almighty thump!

A fine poetic riposte !

[Beccy]

Thanks Dean. But what a shame if no-one notices you bleeding.

Beccy.

[Dean]

I will bleed, but sometimes happily.

[W.k.kortas]

Wry and dry, with a wee bit of Stpehen Crane lurking about the edges. Very nice little vignette.

[Marie]

Women ae logical and practical...why do they end up with dreamers...?

[Woody]

haha nice come back. women can be infuriatingly right.
interesting layout.
a situation all too common, expressed in an original way.

[Delmar Cooper]

Women, always pragmatic. Always seeing the bottom line of the matter.