one time a lover
sent me an email
with a link to an article
about introversion
it compared extroverts
(that’s me, I’m the extrovert)
to yapping dogs
while introverts
(that was him, he was the introvert)
are deep still calm lakes
full of thoughts
and meaning
and more thoughts, and broad considerations
that are far beyond the reach
and way beyond the depth
of an anxious-to-please poodle
like my flop-eared
dog breath [...]

Posted on May 31st, 2007 by Chiara
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