A winter's day
In a deep and dark december;
I am alone,
Gazing from my window
To the streets below
On (a) freshly fallen silent
Shroud of snow.

I am a rock,
I am an island.

I've built walls,
A fortress deep and mighty,
That none may penetrate.
I have no need of friendship;
Friendship causes pain.
It's laughter and it's loving I disdain.

I am a rock,
I am an island.

Don't talk of love,
But I've heard the words before;
It's sleeping in my memory.
I won't disturb the slumber
Of feelings that have died.
If I never loved
I never would have cried.

I am a rock,
I am an island.

I have my books
And my poetry to protect me;
I am shielded in my armor,
Hiding in my room,
Safe within my womb.
I touch no one
And no one touches me.

I am a rock,
I am an island.

And a rock feels no pain;
And an island never cries.