Surprisingly, I am not good at small talk and yet people seem to insist on trapping me into it and there is no easy way out of it.

Unscripted

Surprisingly,
I’m not good at small talk—
and yet,
people seem to insist
on trapping me inside it,
like a net thrown without warning.

There’s no easy way out.

They approach
with no planning,
no introduction,
no chance to prepare—
just this expectation
that I’ll flick a switch
and "turn on."

When I don’t,
they almost always ask:
“What’s wrong?”

That question—
so automatic,
so unaware—
annoys me.
And I never know what to say.

Which only makes
the moment
more awkward.

But no,
this isn’t fear.
It isn’t anxiety.

It’s just that
I don’t do
well
with the unscripted.

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Its a neurotypical world out there. They like you to ask questions, despite the answers being apparent and obvious.