(p simon1965)simon and garfunkel
in a deep and dark december;
gazing from my window to the streets below
on a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow
a fortress deep and mighty
i have no need of friendship; friendship causes pain
it's laughter and it's loving i disdain
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
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
and a rock feels no pain;
and an island never cries