Quote:
Originally Posted by Suratji
From Simon and Garfunkul:
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 for 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 once touches me.
I am a rock
I am an island.
And a rock feels no pain;
And an island never cries.
I heard this song this morning and I couldn't believe how much the lyrics spoke to me. I had to wonder about myself then in regards to separating myself from others.
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I told my T once, this was my theme song..........and she said, but you do feel pain, and you do need to cry.....I'm beginning to feel like maybe I need not be like a rock or an island, isolated from others or from my own pain or tears.
Anyway, it fit me so perfectly as a teenager.....me, hiding, with my books and my poetry, neither letting others touch me nor reaching out to touch others. And my books and my poetry really were like anchors to me in a very stormy home......
Thanks for posting the lyrics.