Enigma!

I am an enigma.
What you may ask, is an enigma?
It is something/someone that belies
understanding and cannot be explained,
something of a mystery
a puzzle...a riddle.
I am all this, or so I have been told
no one it seems understands
why bother to even try
for in all actuality
it suits them best to just ignore
they don't want to bother or be bothered
with trying to understand someone such as me.
I am perplexing at time
deep...complex, all words meaning the same.
I can be quiet, vague in action/reaction
I don't think inside the norm
let alone live within it
but then what is the norm and who is to say?
I am it seems bewildering to most
for no one understands us quiet folk
we tend to make them angry
perhaps our far off look might compel some
to wonder what we are thinking
but in no way would they approach
and ask what's on our minds
for this would take too much effort
so best just to let us be
for if they ignore us
we might just go away.

       I Cried Again Today!

I cried again today
though no tears were seen
for I chose not to show them.
The reason(s) for these tears
are known only within myself
for no one wants to hear them.
No outward scars are visible
from the abuse I've come to know
for its mental, not physical pain
that you choose to inflict.
You appear not to notice
the hurt your words create
for this would reveal to everyone
the true self within you.
This world I find solace in
will remain forever and always
except to me, a silent one
for my tears are mine alone
and I will share them with no one.