Monad

MONAD

-noun

1. (philosophy)

a. any fundamental singular metaphysical entity, especially if autonomous

b. (in the metaphysics of Leibnitz) a simple indestructible non-spatial element regarded as the unit of which reality consists

c. (in the pantheistic philosophy of Giordano Bruno) a fundamental metaphysical unit that is spatially extended and psychically aware

2. a single-celled organism, especially a flagellate protozoan

3. an atom, ion, or radical with a valency of one

I look upon myself as a frustrated monad

Crowded by the smallest numbers

Yet craving company still

(but only in my own allocated time)