The cowardly path

It's so much easier to set yourself up as a loner than to reach out and be rejected. Easy to pretend you don't need anyone even if you know it's a lie. Easier to let people think you're strong than to correct them and show them your fears. Easy to hide behind the image of someone who prefers to be alone that you've become good at projecting. Much easier to let the walls stand than to tear down the protection you've built brick by brick.