Ramblings Part 15

I had a guest this morning for the first time in two years

I realized I don't know how to socialize anymore

I wasn't great at it to begin with but not I'm bad

I hardly spoke mainly listened

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How do you even make small talk

I don't follow sports

It feels weird to talk about the weather

What are you supposed to say

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I've been in hiding for two years

I leave my house once a week

I'd love to talk about my writing

But then the other person would never speak

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So I sit and I listen

I nod politely along

Check if they have enough coffee

Do they want some for the road

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They left and I breathed

Like I had just run a marathon

How I did this before the pandemic I'll never know

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Talking face to face

That's so 2019

Now if I can't carefully think out my reply

I just don't know what to say

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Maybe it was always this way

And I just never noticed

What even is small talk

I think I need to brush up on it

I'm an introvert by nature and this pandemic has only reinforced that ten fold. I never did well in social situations to begin with. So I'm glad I've got all my fellow vocalites to talk with. Thank you all so much for being yourselves. I hope you enjoyed this poem. If you did then please heart, subscribe, and feel free to leave a tip. Till next time.