Re:Cluse

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Their dwellings do not define them

A recluse exists outside the window,

beyond the door They are Strangers

who've lost their hearts in spiritual

wars Their souls have swam to a 

different plane What you are per-

ceiving is the sentiments of a ske -

leton left in the frame 

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[John the Baptist]

Who knows what creates a recluse? The poet here suggests emotional wounds are the reason. Other things might also contribute to their isolative ways. The Boo Radley character in "To Kill a Mockingbird," for instance, comes across as mentally ill. Then there are spiritual seekers who seek solitude for closer communion with higher consciousness. Usually they don't bother anyone, so let them be.