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Introvert

December 30, 2012
By Anonymous

Standing on the edge of a black hole
prancing on the peripheral
proceeding into the darkness
Balancing, trying not to fall

Invisible breeze swaying these feet
in and out, in and out
tripping, trying not to fall

Into this black hole
that threatens to swallow me up in one gasp
Swathing me in the dark
snipping the veins of declaration

Once before, I had tumbled,
deep into the abysmal hole.
I never hit the bottom, but scraped the edges just enough to feel the pain.

Nails bracing,
toes breaking
struggling only to see those tiny hands
and that sliver of lightt

The light that beacons my exit
Shining so brightly
beautifully burning, beckoning my arrival
to the surface of a spartan well

But now I am here teetering
hoping not to fall again.
These soles are worn and tattered
from this never ending dance.

Screaming to be saved
"save me from this black hole"
Within myself, within myself. On the outs, I am
stumbling, trying not to fall.

Please, into this hole of my mind, I am trying not to fall.


The author's comments:
Not to sound cheesy, but wrote this out of sincere feelings. I have intense struggles with my introvertism and anxiety and this poem, i think, reflects that. I don't have too much experience with writing poetry so please be patient with me in grammatical areas. But please, constructive feedback is appreciated. :)

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on Apr. 18 2013 at 4:41 pm
livebeautifulx3, Whitestone, New York
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Favorite Quote:
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." Eleanor Roosevelt

This is a beautiful and descriptive poem. I love your use of metaphor :)

on Apr. 17 2013 at 2:52 pm
IndigoElisabeth SILVER, Woodbury, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
John 1:1

Sometimes they put stuff as anonymous because of its 'sensitive nature', even if you didn't mark the little "I would like to be anonymous" check mark. As for the poem, very good! Excellent word choice and description. 5/5!

on Jan. 4 2013 at 2:06 pm
thatbloggingDirectionergirl BRONZE, Memphis, Tennessee
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Favorite Quote:
“What I want is to be needed. What I need is to be indispensable to somebody. Who I need is somebody that will eat up all my free time, my ego, my attention. Somebody addicted to me. A mutual addiction.” —Chuck Palahniuk

*thank you lol

on Jan. 4 2013 at 2:05 pm
thatbloggingDirectionergirl BRONZE, Memphis, Tennessee
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Favorite Quote:
“What I want is to be needed. What I need is to be indispensable to somebody. Who I need is somebody that will eat up all my free time, my ego, my attention. Somebody addicted to me. A mutual addiction.” —Chuck Palahniuk

thanks for the nice feedback guys! I wrote this, but it showed up as anonymous for some reason ?? Please encourage others to read this and vote! tnak you! x

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on Jan. 2 2013 at 1:50 pm
laila_265 GOLD, Houston, Texas
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Wow- amazing! Great details and specifics. I love how at the end the reader finds out that the hole you are afraid to fall in is deeper within yourself. Great job! Keep writing poetry!! 

on Jan. 1 2013 at 8:34 pm
Becausethesunsup SILVER, Richmond Hill, New York
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Favorite Quote:
We accept the love we think we deserve
-Perks of Being a Wallflower; Stephen Chboksy

This is absolutely wonderful, I can relate to this completely. Your emotion is perfectly conveyed.

on Jan. 1 2013 at 6:27 pm
WaffleOcean2934 PLATINUM, Rogers, Minnesota
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Favorite Quote:
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams-Eleanor Roosevelt

I can totally relate to this.  I also have a hard time with being introverted.  Nice work on it!

on Jan. 1 2013 at 5:09 pm
SimplyC PLATINUM, Council Bluffs, Iowa
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Favorite Quote:
Be who you are and speak what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
-Dr. Seuss

This is amazing! Great use of words and definitely meaningful. Please keep writing!!

on Jan. 1 2013 at 3:50 pm
ariel_the_mermaid BRONZE, Twinsburg, Ohio
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Favorite Quote:
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on -Robert Frost

I really liked this, keep up the good work!