Do I Look Like I Want To Talk?

Alone.

I write

Read

Knit

Alone.

I like it that way

When someone finds my alcove, my nook

I give them the look.

Do I look like I want to talk?

When I was in school

Every desk pushed together, a cluster, a group

Teamwork! Right?

Every damn class

Forced to discuss, chat, talk.

I'm no good at that.

Schools designed for extroverts

Lessons made to engage students in conversations

How is that fair to all of us quiet folks?

Do I look like I want to talk?