The Seduction Of Solitude cDecember 2005, Kimberly DAL sol.i.taire 1: a single gem (as in a diamond) set alone 2: a card game played by one person alone sol.i.tary 1: being or living apart from others 2: LONELY, SECLUDED 3: SOLE, ONLY sol.i.tude 1: the state of being alone: SECLUSION 2: a lonely place syn isolation The Merriam-Webster Dictionary was left opened to page 655, items 10-13 were highlighted in yellow and underlined in red. The chair had been pushed tight against the desk, perfectl...

I dress in fatigues, hair under the hat he gives me, lace up the boots stuffed with extra pairs of socks, train tickets in my pocket, satchel filled with poison of every kind for sale on military bases. I am a solider now this is my mission, I will return successful, be rewarded with kisses, food, money. I buy yarn, knit you a hat too small but I am learning, painted you in all the shades of blue on cardboard paper it all comes back to paper. I always ride the trains alone, sometimes you walk...