Castaway

My family has friends

My friends have families

My organization has a succession plan

My society has many good Samaritans

My God has many devotees

My Faith has many followers

"Don't disturb me now..."

"Can we catch up some other time?"

"We have a software engineer with an MBA who is good at multi-tasking..."

"Have to consider everyone - both good and bad..."

"We have lots of O+ blood...."

Silently I ask

"Does anyone need me at all?"

"No one is irreplaceable..."

"We can take care of ourselves..."

Prestige coated replies

Convey a confident "No thanks"

With nothing left to do

With none to live for

I try to pick up lost threads

Of my life

Fast come to the words I dread

Like a gut-twisting knife

"Don't be selfish"