I drew tall pretentious walls around me,
as a last ditched attempt
to save my soul from tearing apart.
Little did I know
the demon I was escaping from
had made its home,
quietly but surely,
in my aberrant heart.
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Confab With Me 
Very nicely expressed.
Loved the ending.
Thanks so much for your kind read
Brilliant S!🙏
Thanks so much dear Rich ❤️😊
Superb, Shantanu 🌸😊
Thanks so much my dear friend. Much humbled
You are so welcome. Make sure you enjoy the rest of your day.
Thank you and you too my friend. I am stuck in a conference for the next two days ☹️
aw… take care. actually I am between two meetings and the next two days I have to do lots of teaching. So there 🙂
Are you allowed to sleep in the night? 🙂
I sneak out at night. People go crazy as you know in conferences. But I am way pass the drama. 😊If I may ask, what do you teach?
I am glad to hear that 🙂 As for your question I’ll write you an email.
Take care my dear friend!
😊🌸I will look forward. Sorry, if I sounded intrusive
You did not. Do not worry. I’ll catch up soon 🙂
😊🌸👍
Wow I love this
Ah! Well expressed, Shantanu.
Thanks so much, Punam
Thanks so much dear Adithya
My pleasure! 😊
😊🌸
Surprise, Surprise!!! Sounds like one of those horror movie endings! Yikes! You know, like – “It’s in the House!!!”
Lol. Thanks a lot for always leaving behind such beautiful comments
This reminded me of Haunting at hill house😄
The devil is within 🙂
Lol. Thank you for your kind read my friend