Fortress of Cards

times like this, when the rug's pulled from underneath your feet
when the fortress of solitude you so painstakingly built
is revealed to be nothing but a house of cards,
that threatens to fall apart everytime someone sneezes

times like this, when someone actually sneezes
and the whole house of cards wobbles,
one can only be thankful
that at least the damn thing's still standing

whew.

and so the corner stone is laid,
let the real building begin. =D