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The Way of An Introvert

January 13, 2023
By eriyonnajones BRONZE, Lake City, Florida
eriyonnajones BRONZE, Lake City, Florida
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Favorite Quote:
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”


No one really understands an introvert

I push away my thoughts to avoid being hurt

I don’t feel safe here, so I always stay alert

With my eyes wide open and dried tears on my shirt


No one understands because no one ever asks

And even when they do, their empathy never lasts

I just sit around and constantly overthink my past

Feeling my concentration break like shards of glass


It won’t be long until my daydreaming finally crashes

And realization of my dismay starts rising from the ashes

I’m so behind, I can’t even ask “What happened?”

I listen to car horns in the distance and watch as a light flashes


“Am I seeing things? Am I hallucinating”

I must being going crazy, my breathing is elevating

I start to slow my breathing but I’m having trouble concentrating

I zone back in as if I was just levitating


I’m understanding what is happening now

I look at my blank paper and begin to frown

I’ve been sitting here staring into space the whole time

Not an ounce of concentration stayed in my mind.


The author's comments:

I have a major ADD disorder, which means I have issues with concentration. I wrote this based on how my ADD was effecting me in class.


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on Jan. 27 2023 at 5:08 pm
RipleyFallz GOLD, Moscow, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
The villian will always be the villian if the hero tells the story.

Beautiful poem, explained the life of an introvert perfectly.

Lydiaq ELITE said...
on Jan. 27 2023 at 2:00 pm
Lydiaq ELITE, Somonauk, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
The universe must be a teenage girl. So much darkness, so many stars.<br /> --me

Profound