Don't worry, the joke 's on me

Slamming palms to his head
& looking away,
he balked,
"Why do you always talk in riddles!?"

I looked away too,
thinking: shit, I'm screwed.

Eventually tho, I adjusted
to others generally not
being able to relate
to me, & learning how to be
present
while at a distance
anyway.

(What age 22 taught me)