False protection

Nothing wrong in being cautious as long as it's no obsessively overdone!

By Stanley Collymore

 

I took my dreams and carefully wrapped

them up in cotton wool very much afraid to

expose them to the harsh realities of life. But

by doing so, while I doubtlessly protected

them and me from every semblance of

adverse scrutiny that I perceived then

might be in the offing, the virtual

world I’d effectively created

around me as a consequence

was anything but real, or

even conducive to the

betterment of my

life generally.

 

© Stanley V. Collymore

14 December 2010.