Life through the written word

One of the disturbing
aspects of being a writer
is when people take your pieces
personally, since they do
or have interacted w/ you in person.

Other than being ill, this is one of the
reasons I have so few friends
& would rather keep to myself___
___ when they socialize w/ me, 
then read my most recent work 
___I've experienced
too often the repercussions of
it going straight to their head___ &
assuming that it’s about them, &
them alone___.

It’s understandable.

In my case though, specifically, I can say:
my work comes from a very wide view
& distant stance, because I prefer to
look at subjects from every angle possible.

My intent is not to point fingers, instead
what I do is pull everything apart
by the nuts & bolts & expound on what I have
observed from far away & up close;
naturally, all writers pull from experience
& environment to help inspire their work to
continue, even evolve.

My work is not stabbing anyone, & 
I won't change my position of staying at a
distance, since my writing is more
important to me than hypersensitive friendships
that I always end up pushing away___.