Hiding From Others Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Watching life parade by, set in people and felt within.
Knowing looks and gestures found in emotional turmoil,
used on topics not wanted to discuss aloud with anyone.
Cramming down all feelings, trying to hide from anyone
who wants to get close - get inside their mind.
Warding off any particular effects that might satisfy
another person, keeping a safe distance on purpose.
Hoping to be left alone, and yet, not wanting to be set
in stone away from everyone and the life to be lived
until death takes them from any existence.