This is called Manifold. Yes, I am single and no, I'm not alone. I've been protected by unseen forces many times over. No, it's not a joke, not a just a way of dreaming with words. It's true. Many people will look at my life and think, failure, only because they do not understand. Some of these people may even be family, and this is okay by me. What choice do I have? Everyone with an opinion. Yesterday, someone I've known for many years called me a tragic genius, and I take it as a compliment. It's not my opinion. All I know is life has been a dream. Really, a dream. All what once seemed rock solid and childhood got unhinged and started moving and became a puzzle and the pieces when they fit together turned into water and rushed off, and the ones that did not fit turned to sand. I'm single and not alone. I'm happy and sad. I'm emotional and then I'm thoughtful, and sometimes all feelings swells up dangerously in me, then short circuits and goes away. Maybe I find a release in spirits, in the nick of time. Maybe I shake it off. Ghosts surround me. They really want to live through us, otherwise they wouldn't be around us. I can love them too. I don't need to see them. We have been protected by scene and unseen forces. I know I have. This is not a state of mind, for the heart is pumping and very involved.