Day 5

We wrap ourselves with extravagant contrivances to lead the other down a hollow path of self-directed consentaneity, perhaps as a means to subvert our deepest yen. We want to be seen, to be heard, to be understood. We desire connection, community and confidentiality. We seek to trust and be trusted, love and be loved. Why, then, do we cloak our vulnerability through sophistry and guile, smothering the smoldering core of who we truly are?