Adrift
©2009
Locked in silent struggle—
A prison of his own design;
He stares out in wonder
At all that he has lost.
Stars burn brightly,
Reflected in his eyes;
Retreating into darkness.
A cold and silent night.
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Rachel V. Olivier 
is a freelance writer, copy editor and proofreader living in Los Angeles, California and fights for control of her computer with her persnickety orange marmalade cat who must be an alien from outer space.