INTROVERT

06 25 02

A painless day
An extreme haircut
A graphic pierce
Immaculate sunblock
greasing up the impact
of night's thud
from the morning free fall
Stares of admiration
open-ended
for the lack of notice
or acknowledgement
but a painless day
of numbed moods
and nil to lose
in loss of mind

Author's Note

Old.

Reviews

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

Introvert, huh? I wouldn't have guessed that ;) You know, I have this odd feeling that you and I are probably a lot alike in the "real world". I always relate to your writes on a strange, emotional level; sort of like there is a hampster running around in my head as I read your words--and I mean that in a good way.

[kublakhan27]

Haha And to think I fooled you all along ;) I am totally on board with what you say here...we definitely have a lot in common, and that really manifests itself in each others' writing (which I promise to start reading very soon, once I get my head back in order :P) It means a lot to have that kind of mutual understanding with another writer, and I cherish it very much :)

[B-poet]

A interesting theme you've conveyed here. It's a abstractly unique ode as to what goes on inside the mind of a introvert. Great work. A clever & witty write. :)

[kublakhan27]

Glad you liked it, thanks B :)

[Ravyne Hawke]

I think introverts get a bad rap. We aren't all hermits living in darken rooms. I too have those numbed moods. Good job on this.

[kublakhan27]

So glad you were able to relate to it, I'm not sure if anyone would haha Thank you Lori.

[Nick.B]

This kind of tells my day, old, cranky and "full of life", great poem in a crazy, cold world of today...great job

[kublakhan27]

Thank you Nick, I stashed this piece away for years and it suddenly became very relevant to me this summer...glad you could relate to it :)

[Pryde Foltz]

I just wrote you an apology. We notice, we notice. Nice write.

[kublakhan27]

Thank you Pryde, I'm glad you liked it.

[redflutterby]

I've always been shy but extremely social if that makes sense. Of course no one believes that but its true...quite a contradiction. Great poem... ;-)

[kublakhan27]

I've had more than one person tell me they are like that, but I only know of one kind of shyness in my own life, and it isn't this kind, so I have to take their word for it...but we wouldn't be human beings if we weren't contradictory on, well, pretty much everything haha Thank you Red ;)

[Melobldnfr]

Maybe old, but with something new to say none-the-less. I particularly appreciate the last four lines. I've just recently experienced that sort of day, and for once in my life was actually able to appreciate it in a very real, lasting, substantial way without as much as a smidgeon of shame or guilt. Glad to have seen this piece from you. I enjoy reading the older works sometimes too. It is interesting to see how far we've come and grown.

[kublakhan27]

I resurrected this piece on a whim after returning home from a vacation that became a hospital stay...I've never been able to articulate how I was feeling or what I was trying to accomplish with this piece, but it made me smile knowing that it had such an effect on you, and perhaps that is what triggered my whim to get it out...truth be told, I rarely get through a day without shame or guilt nipping at my heels for some reason, so maybe this poem is a fantasy for me in that way...I'm very glad it spoke to you with the resonance it did, thank you Mel :)

[Rita L. Sev]

I recall my introvert days - your description of them being "painless" and "numb" is apt. All that was inside never quite fitting in with all that was going on outside... Very thoughtful and vivid write.

[kublakhan27]

I'm glad you were able to relate to this one in that way, thank you Rita :)

[s y e]

Introvert? Are you having me on here, bud? This is great, buster - I loved it as always, another fantastic write. A lot of good description. Keep 'em comin'!

[kublakhan27]

Haha whatever makes you think I'm an extrovert? ;P So glad you liked it given the age of it, thanks bud :)

[s y e]

Oh nothing at all...... Nothing.... At.....all!

[kublakhan27]

Haha Well Steve on paper and Steve in person are two different people, extremely different ;P

[s y e]

Yes, maybe so but then again so is Noodle.....

[kublakhan27]

I hear that my friend...I suppose all poets harbour that split personality to some extent...

[s y e]

Yep, looks like it.... Heehee

[Priscilla Sayers]

But New to us....:)
A very poignant piece sweet pea!
When we become entrapped our minds become at first a mystery, then a place of new revelations, new creations, spinning into contemplative pieces of puzzles falling into place, rounding Solutions as the path before us becomes a state of clarity...
Sometimes, it is when we must that we become introverted, call it a Spiritual imposed need to search what we must until our strengths are realized renewed and insightful. A journey we must ALL undergo.... Some more than others... I fall into the "MORE" category.....lol
This piece, inducing thoughts that run on as this Sayer is driven by your words and my mind creates the voice that speaks.

[kublakhan27]

Thanks so much dear friend, it makes me happy knowing you were able to tap into this piece with such depth...I'm not even sure I have anything left to respond with haha I often wonder where the best place to search for one's self is: in one's own mind or in the company of others? I get the feeling most people would say the other but I don't really know...we still have to take that journey you speak of, and I sympathize with the "more" factor these days just as you do haha My journey is becoming an expedition and I wish I could turn around but I can't...sending all my love and best wishes, keep fighting the good fight :) xo

[Priscilla Sayers]

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Right back at ya kiddo!;)

[kublakhan27]

Thanks hun, hope you're having a great weekend ;) xoxo