who am I ?

58 years old today and I still don't really know.
I'm a locked in a persona here that resembles ,but cannot show the real me completely.
I am more like me here than anywhere.
In the outside world I'm very shy and reserved and have a hard time interacting socially with the world.
And I have to say that sometimes I even have a hard time interacting here but not as much.
One thing I know is I dread filling out those "about me" questionnaires, as I never know what to say.
Read my poetry, I guess ,that would tell you something although, I don't have every poem I've ever written on here perhaps, I should start working on putting more up?
I always feel like the kid peeking through the window and never quite connecting.

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Renkon · M

Shyness and reserve aren’t flaws; they’re forms of sensitivity .....a heightened awareness of nuance, emotion, and honesty. People like you often feel out of place in a world that rewards performance over presence. Yet that very sensitivity is what gives your poetry its soul.

There’s great strength in this .....but it’s also lonely. Maybe the next step isn’t to change who you are, but to bring more of your inner world into contact with others

So, who are you?
You’re a deeply reflective soul learning to translate an inner richness into a world that doesn’t always know how to receive it. And that’s not confusion .... that’s courage in progress.