Introvert

She's not ignoring you.
She's talking to herself
or rather, she is listening
while her self talks on and on.

At a party, you may find her tucked
in a corner watching the extroverts
spew personal details around the room
like garden sprinklers on the lawn.

Sometimes she prefers the internal
conversation over the external drivel;
other times she wants the chatter to fall silent
like the birds in Simic's trees.