i swear
i always intend
to get out more
meet new friends
do new things
but—
peopling terrifies me now
when every word or action
is a litmus test to
determine tribal
affiliation
it seems more sensible
to stay at home
and not subject myself
to the world’s
casual judgment
judgment
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It’s like the world forgot how to just be with each other, without scanning for labels or loyalty badges first.
I feel this tug-of-war between wanting connection and needing self-protection more than I care to admit.
Thank you for putting it into such raw, honest words. 🧡
Well put. That’s exactly how it feels now.
My introversion has gotten more pronounced the past ten or so years. I’m not minding it as much as I have in the past.
I think there’s a kind of peace that comes with leaning into your own company instead of resisting it. It’s like, over time, the quiet doesn’t feel so empty, just more honest. 🧡
More wisdom and truth 🙂
Thanks, Mae.
Those small talk questions are annoying. What about out for a poetry reading? 💭
Last I checked, everyone was still treating it as a competition around here. I should look into it again.
That sounds annoying, too. I haven’t experienced that, but I’ve only done a few live poetry readings, and the environments were warm and welcoming. I hope to visit a few locations in the fall. It’s currently too hot for words. 😆 Give it a go!
I was surprised to see what was really a 90s thing still alive and well, but it was a spell since I last attended anything. Poetry slams were never my thing. My own poetry night that I ran was specifically intended as a counter to slams.
Maybe entertaining to watch but I’d need lots of memorization time to participate in a poetry slam. Would be fun to show up with my quiet silver self and bust out some spoken word. 😁🎤
I used to enjoy performing from memory, but it takes too much prep time.
I’d love to see you bust or the verse.
Fun! 🙌🏻
You and me both. 🙂
🙂
Not just here then. People seem less tolerant and far more self-centred these days.
Introversion has a lot going for it.
The intolerance around here is on ‘roids. I barely recognize this place.
And I fear that situations become norms and what’s lost can never be regained.
That may be. I hate to jump to doom and gloom, but I am not optimistic that there won’t be a period of getting worse before it gets better.
There’s that.. lol!
There is.
😊
I have to admit, it does seem more sensible to stay at home.
Getting out cross-country has helped me reframe some of my thinking. Been meeting some nice folks along the way
I just got back from camping. Stayed in a cabin in a state park. It was good to get a way. But not fun thinking about work tomorrow. I think I need to move away from living in a city.
I hear you. This trip has just reinforced the casual idea of moving to a smaller city south of where we live, just to slow things down a bit.
That’s what we were thinking too. Just have figure out how to do that.
Sell the kids! 😉
Haha!