Haunted, gaunt, haggard -rejection will do that
Cached in love that only a naif would mistake!
Not true! Not real!
Striving for detachment and therapeutic busy-ness,
Realizing that one's own self is unable to be relied upon.
Shaky insecurity denoting little success.
All energy goes to healing one's own wounds-
None left to spare for anyone else.
Selfishness is salvation.