Shy People

We hate to ask the time so instead we find a clock,
We hate to push and shove so we find another place to walk.
We don't visit people's houses if it means we have to knock,
And picking up the phone to make a call results in nervous shock.

We are known for only saying our hello's and goodbye's,
We feel bad because we can't look you straight in the eyes.
We know deep down that we're a good bunch of guys,
But each one of us is lonely and each surely cries.

We know that on the surface nothing is as it seems,
We know that our silence is really hidden screams.
We try to talk and thereby raise our self esteem,
However the act of talking is like a balancing beam.

We sometimes feel threatened as if we're social prey,
We keep our heads down and obediently obey.
We view life as an ongoing and collective survey,
Which is why shy people have the most to say.