like a hermit-unfounded
solitary but proud
i was hiding-behind fences
shutting myself out

crossed my arm-disarmed
loss of self-defence
wouldn't fight off-haunting memories
crimes without a sense

closed my eyes-blind folded
images of hell
caught inside a vicious circle
retired in my shell

shut my mouth-lips sealed
there's no need to tell
wouldn't share with you the secret
that could break the shell

shellshocked-no escape from dreaming
shellshocked-there's no escape from dreaming