AUTOTOMY

For the first time in a year, I was able to meet a friend from the US who was visiting here. I’ve placed so much distance between myself and those I knew, that I’ve forgotten what it’s like to connect on a regular basis. The time has passed quickly this year, but obviously distance has changed me. Though surrounded by happy, smiling people, I am still isolated, such that I’ve become more a hermit or a monk, culturally, that is.