Intro-Extrovert

I am the intro-extrovert,

The pleasant, lonely one.

Solitude is my preference

But I'd like a social life.

Must my solitary nature

Be augmented

With a butterfly's wings?

Is the person who

Develops an

Unnatural feature

Inherently a fake? 

Alone time is

Happy time. 

Social time is

Happy time. 

Voices can be

Deafening, 

But so can the

Silence. 

And thus comes into being, 

The intro-extrovert, 

The anti- social socialite,

The lonely, friendly girl.

Reviews

[A. L. Allen]

I LOOOOOOOVE this. This is exactly how I feel most every day. I think that everyone deserves to have that beautiful solitude to ponder and reconnect, and people don't need to judge that harshly. I also know that it's sometimes tough to get the social interaction that our basic human nature craves, especially now that we're all getting older and taking on new, time consuming responsibilities. :/

Know that you're not alone. You've always got someone watching from above, and you'll always have your Igor to watch your back. ;)

Beautiful poem full of wonderful meaning. Keep it up!

[DuttonJ]

Thanks, Froderick. I know I can always count on you for a great review. :) (Or for anything really).
Would you change any of the phrasing? I debated with myself a lot over this poem. I knew what I wanted to say, but I had trouble figuring out how to say it.

[A. L. Allen]

Personally, I definitely think this poem gets its meaning across beautifully. The one phrase that seems outbid place with the rest is "I'd like a social life'. It doesn't quite click with the tone of the rest of the piece. I wouldn't be the one to ask on how to fix it though. Long, flowery language that fills up whole pages is more my thing. ;P

[DuttonJ]

Yeah, I was really having problems with that line in particular. The only things I could come up with other than what I eventually decided on were things like, "I crave sociability," "a social life is nice," or, "people nice good yes." Seriously, even after some major stewing, nothing comes to mind. :)

[A. L. Allen]

Hahaha! That last one is like my brain every morning. ;D
How about "But I crave interaction" or "But people are my solace"?

[DuttonJ]

Yeah, or maybe something (the first time I typed that, it was somethong XD) like, "But I crave others' company." I don't know, nothing feels quite right.