I am a rock

I AM A ROCK

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1. A winter's day, in a deep and dark December, I am alone.
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Gazing from my window to the streets below,
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on a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow.
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I am a rock, I am an island.

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2. I've built walls, a fortress deep and mighty, that none may penetrate.
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I have no need for friendship, friendship causes pain,
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it's laughter and it's loving I disdain.
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I am a rock, I am an island.

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3. Don't talk of love, well, I've heard the word before,
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it's sleeping in my memory.
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I won't disturb the slumber of feelings that have died,
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if I'd never loved, I never would have cried.
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I am a rock, I am an island.

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4. I have my books, and my poetry to protect me.
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I am shielded in my armor.
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Hiding in my room, safe within my womb,
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I touch no-one and no-one touches me.
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I am a rock, I am an island.
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And the rock feels no pain, and an island never cries.