If We're Talking Synonyms

rip a hole in your
heart and what comes
pouring out

all those times you
smiled awkwardly
and hunched in on yourself
all those times you
didn’t know what to
say the words just
got caught in your throat

and what about all those
times people didn’t
understand that introversion
is not a synonym for extroversion

and those times you

didn't live up to expectations

you seeing the disappointment
painted across
faces

you want to say
if you didn't expect so much

you wouldn't be disappointed

but those words

are the ones that stick in

your throat

(because extroversion is not a
synonym for introversion
no matter what they say)