The Island
Deserted.
Abandoned.
Forgotten?
Not forgotten.
Alone? Yes.
To survive will be a challenge. Positivity? Think positive.
I can live. What do I need?
Food. Shelter. Sleep. I can't live without those things.
Sanity. I can't live without my sanity.
My ability to stay sane will waver. I am alone.
Yet again, maybe not.
I have my thoughts, my memories, my inner self.
Alone? Yes. Alone? No.
Which is it?
I am sane. I am not insane.
Am I insane?
This is for me to decide. I am alone.
An insane being does not know it is insane.
I am not insane. I am sound in mind. Perfect mental health.
A ship I see?
No.
Food I see?
No.
Friends I see?
Yes.
Can it be? The ones I need the most, the ones who kept me in my right mind for so long?
My friends. They are fading away. Here I am! Take me with you!
What a preposterous idea. The idea that I could go with them. I have friends here.
My thoughts, my memories, my inner self.
Alone? No.
Deserted? No.
Abandoned? No.?
Forgotten? Yes.
Insane?
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