The outside world is far too loud,
run to safety away from the sound.
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Everyone buzzing, moving without end,
go to the place where silence can mend.
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All those voices questioning your silence,
sign up for a quiet alliance.
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Turn away from where the silence is dissolved,
find the source where silence isn't solved.
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Over the limit. Overwhelmed. Overstimulated,
by an ideal so isolating and outdated.
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So here is a shelter of privacy,
for those who can scream silently.
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The Quiet Club
PoetryThe extrovert ideal - The omnipresent belief that the ideal self is gregarious, alpha and comfortable in the spotlight. But how can you be those things if you're not wired to do so? Take a look through the eyes of those deemed "quiet" or "shy" as th...
