I go to these things to socialize
That’s why I arrived late and left early
That’s why I stood outside the whole time

Thats why I wasn’t paying attention to who was talking
That’s why it took a full 40 seconds to place you
That’s why I chuckled to myself
when you said some things in earnest

That’s why I muttered
and slurred my words nearly imperceptably
And I broke that glass when it fell from my hand
I wasn’t on a substance,

I guess I was tired
Digesting the huge meal
Or all the solar storms

That’s why I built the fire
cause magnetic fields are wreaking havoc
in my brain

Its full of swirling liquid
My body, going in four directions
(I forgot to drink water)

And I put way too much on my plate.

Ah, but it is normal.
I’m what they may call a weirdo
These storms
have raged since before I was born.