Leave me alone, I’m going insane… A face in the mirror, stares back at me - sad eyed contriteness fills my brain. “You need some help, to get out of that funk,” says ‘Miss knows everything there is to know about everything.’ “Maybe it’s your Sinuses; they affect your entire body you know.” Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know. Solitude… that’s what I need - sinks deeper and deeper until there’s no way out… The doctor said, “She’s had an Analytical meltdown.” Rollercoaster, downtown, round and round we go… “True meaning” she asks. “Emotional shutdown,” he says. I could hear, the conversation clearly, no fazed, fog haze- They’re coming to take me away, ha, ha. Tomorrow is just another day. “No, pumpkin it’s a brighter day.” Beaver toothed face, smiles and says, “Hello.” …show more content…
Strangers… no, “do not trust strangers,” Mom advised. “You need a friend.” Sag-bellied dog; she waddled when she walked. “She’ll drop soon. A puppy will make a good companion,” she reasoned. “Maybe that’s what you need; a dog.” ‘I don’t need anything; I just need to be left alone,’ screamed my mind. “She may need your help; she’s lonely too.” Flouncy, bouncy, full of energy; as spry as a spring chicken, she was birthed by mine own hand. Just a little, ugly wet ball of fur. “They grow fast you know.” Nose to heel, bobbed tail wagging, a long legged cohort, followed wherever I led. Knee-high grass, imagined prey, springs on the end of padded feet- “Watch out for snakes,” she yells, “they’re crawling this time of