Names can be misleading
the label says baby oil,
but the ingredients bear nothing of the sort

As for me?
my origin is not of emerald isles
nor can i claim to be kind, honest, handsome

they say i should be understanding, learned
a philosopher or scholar
i’ve never taught anything: of worth

and yes, i am quiet
introspective
introverted and solitary

but they only see this as the bad,
it shows me
to be aloof - melancholy

so much hoped for, expected
the five letters to which i was branded
the promise never fulfilled