The ones that speak softly,
blushing their diffidence
without fakery.
Waiting out the loudness.
First, sometimes last, to leave.
Speak when spoken to,
unless principles, passions arise.
Uninteresting, dismissible, no fun.
We won’t remember you,
and may not invite you back.
Stories, poetry, narratives of true experience, and guests who have moved me.
Sad to be part of a world that doesn’t look any deeper than that. Being on the outside may often be a sign there is a lot more going on beneath the surface.
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