And there goes a drop.

Do you ever walk into a room full of people you know, and feel like a complete outsider?  Everyone else is engaged in exciting conversations, and you're left standing there?

Thats how I feel. 

Every day. 

I say I enjoy sitting back and listening to other's conversations, 

people watching is one of my favorite pasttimes, 

but I would like to be included in the conversation every once in a while. 

I sit down at a table with friends, 

they're already conversing with one another. 

I say hello, 

try to engage,

then, with no avail, pull out my books and study. 

But now, because I'm studying, 

I "turn people off"

and they don't want to disrupt me. 

So what do I do. 

Sit at a table 

talking to no one

staring around the room

looking like a complete loner

and wasting my time?

Nope.

I return to my desk. 

In my empty office space. 

And work in quiet.