I am alone

Like a shark that has cannibalized all he loves, I am alone. I have created a fortress of desks, my own solitude in physicality. In spirit the walls of the fortress are even higher. Alone. On a Wednesday. No matter how many voices are in the hallway I will always be in isolation. I am a raccoon that has fallen into a dumpster and although I am seen daily, no one extends a tiny raccoon paw down to rescue me. So begins the year.