You don’t know you’re doing it.
I can’t blame you if no one ever taught you.
I’m sorry for what you’re missing.
Do you ever see us?
The man who eats alone in a crowded restaurant
The solitary woman who licks her fingers with pleasure after eating ribs
Oblivious to the fancy patrons around using only their silverware
The young woman who is shy?
The young man who has a hard time looking strangers in the eye?
The middle-aged woman who travels alone
Because she doesn’t want being alone to define her
The weary traveler?
With pain in his tired eyes
Preferring solitude
To the company of 1,000 shallow friends
You overlook us.
You seek shiny.
You need pleasing to the eye.
Just because a woman
Lacks makeup sometimes
Isn’t always dressed up
Isn’t constantly crowded in a group of friends
Doesn’t mean
She isn’t interesting
Just because a man
Isn’t wearing the latest fashion
Doesn’t drive the most expensive car
Doesn’t brag about his conquests
Doesn’t mean
He isn’t interesting
Sometimes we’re quiet
Because our words were used against us
Sometimes we’re shy
Because striking up conversation is hard
That doesn’t mean
We don’t circulate the universe in our brains
When we let down our guard
We can talk for hours
About almost anything you like
Energy vibrations, spirituality, dreams, goals
Our thoughts run deeper than an ocean
We guard what we say to whom
Because we know the energy we give away
Is precious and priceless
We care about all of creation
People, animals, earth
We spread love everywhere we go
Each in our quietly bold way
While you’re distracted by
What looks attractive, pleasing to the eye
You miss so much
Of what you could have experienced
Everything we do we do it with passion
We recognize how short our time is on this earth
And we act accordingly
We invest in what matters
If you would give us a chance
You would see why we might be quiet
Why we don’t need to be in a group of friends
Why we might be alone
We’ve learned who we are
We’ve learned what we like
We’ve learned what we will accept
We’ve learned what we will not
Our solitude is where we grow, reconnect with ourselves, recharge.
When we do that, we can better be present with you.
We’ve learned to appreciate those who love us,
Good food
Great friends
Unforgettable experiences
These are all that matter,
When all of the false pretense of life is stripped away.
To Those Who Don’t See Us
You don’t know you’re doing it.
I can’t blame you if no one ever taught you.
I’m sorry for what you’re missing.