Assumptions Concerning Introverts I’m wearing black
I’m curled up in a ball
with my head hid in my knees
and a book of poetry by my side
I’m on a porch
and people are returning
from a social event that I passed over
because I thought curling up in a ball would be more fun
each of them pass me
they ask, "Richie, what’s wrong?"
"You sad, man?"
I uncurl, and assure them they are mistaken
just cuz I have better things to do
than join your social cliques
you automatically assume I’m depressed
I must be crazy, seeing as I have an independent soul, right?
Listen up closely
I got news for you:
Introversion isn’t sadness!