How to love your introvert
1. We introverts are not always the best at breaking the ice,
so in order to get the ball rolling,
we often have to resort to tactics that
may seem obscure to your average extrovert.
This may include subtle clearings of the throat,
gentle hand gesturing, and numbers placed
carefully into routine conversations where
they normally do not belong.
2. You may be asking yourself
“How can I be sure that I’m speaking to
an actual introvert and not someone simply
masquerading as one”, well,
here are a few tell-tale signs.
If the person wraps their arms around your shoulder
as they’re introducing themselves to you for the first time:
Probably not an introvert.
If the person uses the words “unwind” and “nightclub”
In the same sentence: Probably not an introvert.
If the person attempts to engange in
any conversation whatsoever about the weather
and they are not from Minnesota: Probably not an introvert.
3. To set the record straight,
I do not hate people.
But I do get pretty damn tired of them sometimes.
Just pretend for a second that
my desire to socialise could be equated
to my desire to exercise.
This means that a quick jog around the block
would be a lot like
catching a cup of coffee with a friend,
bar-hopping with buddies would be like
finishing a 6-minute mile,
and my senior prom was a little bit like
running the iron-man in the middle of August.
Now you see, I don’t hate talking to people
any more than they hate a little bit of exercise
but you wouldn’t challenge an Olympian to a marathon after he just finished a race.
Understand that when I tell you I can’t hang out tonight,
I just came back from a poetry jam,
maybe it’s not because I hate you,
maybe it’s because I’m tired.
4. There will be many times when you will be
uncomfortable in my silence, unsure of how I am feeling.
Understand, that just because I do not wear my heart
on my sleeve for everyone to see
does not mean that it beats any softer than yours.
Do not confuse the stillness of the lips
with the rhythm of apathy.
Do not confuse the sound of words rattling off, 80 beats per minute,
with the music of an actual conversation.
Just because I cannot commit the act of small talk
does not mean I don’t have huge things to say.
Just because I find peace within myself
does not mean I could ever stop wanting
to love so hard, because
5. We introverts are not always the best
at breaking the ice,
so we often have to resort to tactics that
may seem obscure to your average extrovert
this may include subtle clearings of the throat,
gentle hand gesturing, and
writing an entire poem just to say
6. I love you more than quiet trips to the library.
I love you more than cancelling Friday night plans.
Baby,
Baby, I love you more than Tumblr.
But when the world is shouting
far too loudly for us to hear our own voices,
and when these words cling
far too tightly to my own chest.
I just want you to know
that I love you,
I love you,
I love you.
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