a loner song

homage to my introversion

seldom worded

thorough observer

curtain closer

bedroom dweller

losing myself in the pages

of stories to forget that i must

eventually write my own. 

cemetery frequenter

wearer of dark colors 

lover of spooky things

occasionally forgetting to speak

as a mental fantasy 

engulfs reality. 

vinyl lover

silent watcher

star gazer

mug collector 

taking comfort in the silence

between musical phrases

because the dynamics of a rest

are just as important

as the flagged notes scattering

across a melody. 

intellect of a renegade philosopher 

soul of a poet

disappearing easily into the background

dreamer of destroyed dreams

lifting me beyond 

this universe

a scream in a world

where the introvert

is constantly silenced. 

Author's Note

i know this isn't my usual or anything good really... more of an exercise to get me writing again.

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

why do you say this isn't good?

it's bare bones, it's confessional..it is so real....

staying inside oneself..yet admitting to many things that are the traits of the poet... a collector of items, but also of words...

"a scream in a world
where the introvert
is constantly silenced"

really powerful ending..haunting...

we all have our screams as poets...some are just on the inside and no one hears them...

but your words shout loudly off the page...and we identify...

a poet's poet you are.

[Dana Alsamsam]

wow thank you so much! your kind words mean much more to me than i can express.

[Forgiven]

Not anything good really? I disagree... I think its great! Insightful... great job!

[ChemicalMadness]

sometimes its comforting to revel (wallow?) in our introversion...but a world all our own can be as daunting a place a the one filled with people who don't know what it's like to have to hunt for words to fill the tank of conversation enough that it doesn't run try....and what good is talking for the sake of not wanting to stop talking because then, you know...silence. extroverts don't know what to do with silence. introverts revel and create worlds. i try to straddle both, but you painted a comfortable picture here for me, dana. Thank you.

CM

[annabellee]

This is really good, heartfelt and honest. Thank you for sharing, I loved it :)

[Astro]

Don't beat yourself up. It's a great description of yourself, it shows that you are anything but one dimensional. These are the lines that spoke to me,
"occasionally forgetting to speak
as a mental fantasy
engulfs reality. "

I understand this completely.

"a scream in a world
where the introvert
is constantly silenced."

There can be no more accurate description of the true life of the introverted.

There is more strength in this write than you give credit to my friend.

[Dana Alsamsam]

thank you so much, your heart felt review made me smile :)

[Astro]

You're welcome :)

[Lizzi]

An exercise? Girl- you're nuts. This was so great. My favorite lines were:
"losing myself in the pages
of stories to forget that i must
eventually write my own. "
So great. :)

[Dana Alsamsam]

hahaha thank you so much dear!

[kublakhan27]

I absolutely love this...this speaks to me as loudly as anything you've ever written...you'd be surprised by how much of myself I found in this piece...wonderful work dear friend.

[Dana Alsamsam]

that's wonderful to know that you were able to relate so closely to this. literally as i was typing it up to post it i first thought of you and then was like nahhh it's too random to relate to anyone at all. so really i'm very happy you said that

[kublakhan27]

Haha I'm happy that you said those things as well :) It may not seem like a big deal, but I'm honoured to think I'd be the first person you thought of...this is where I found that vinyl reference that I couldn't remember where haha Nice to see we relate on positive things too ;)

[Dana Alsamsam]

you wrote that one poem called introvert that definitely rung true with me as well. we relate well on this level :)

[kublakhan27]

It did cross my mind that there could be a link between the two poems but I didn't want to sound pretentious haha...I'm happy to know it inspired you, we definitely relate :)

[Dana Alsamsam]

there most definitely was. i constantly find myself inspired by the work of others on this site :)

[Ruth]

You have a passion that dances over each syllable, an absolute joy to ingest and I look forward to absorbing your words each read x

[Dana Alsamsam]

thank you so much, this is really sweet! :)

[Frieda P]

I enjoyed this one, not sure why you don't think it's good, says so much...very relalatable Dana, I think that's what stirs us most in poetry. Great read!

[Dana Alsamsam]

thank you so much!

[bobc]

Good even if it is an exercise. For one exercise, choose a word from a dictionary and write about the word for 5 minutes...only 5 minutes...without stopping...or thinking really. This sometimes gets me going. Keep at it...bobc

[Dana Alsamsam]

my creative writing teacher used to have us do that! thanks for the suggestion :)