Ender.

they say the world is divided

into two parties if you please

the leaders 

and the led

the action

and the reaction

and then me

i have chosen to stand

not for something

nor against something

not in protest

nor acclamation

just to stand and be still

to watch

and not be seen

this was my choice

my voluntary exile from the divided world

my single pride in not leading astray

my single fear in having none to follow

but in standing I too am single

a single shadow amidst the flux of waves

a single voice

whose silence is a gift 

only to herself

and when speaking

steals no thought from any

this is my prison and my freedom

to need nothing and have nothing need me

what triumph!

in this divided world.

to be whole. and alone.

Imagine my horror

when behind me i find

a thousand others

standing

to see what i see

a pointless leader.

a lost follower

another piece of the crowd

that shoves like a menagerie

to practice silence

and loneliness.

i have ruined the world.