prison

If I take the short-cut down Love Lane--a rather romantic name for a dreary alley--I pass this. I usually do take the short-cut. That way, the chances that I will run into someone I know are reduced. Having lived in the neighborhood for so long, I seem to know everyone, like it or not. It's like a sort of prison in a way, although I really don't mind it. But I do think of picking myself up and moving somewhere where I will be a stranger.