Instructions on How to Be Introverted
Emily was right*
this is not my world
don’t trust anyone
without scars
there is reason
to fear
and art is detectable
in this introspection
from this struggle
a child is born
spend your life
trying to name it
and if while at dream
in the garden
on a red blanket
(make sure it is red)
someone should approach
and want to speak
without a word
gather your blanket
and go inside.
*Emily Dickinson was known to sit on a red blanket in her yard. When people approached her intending to speak, she would gather up her blanket and go inside.
