Shernaz in DifferentTruths.com introduces “Otrovert”, celebrating those who thrive beyond introversion or extroversion—free, independent, and deeply authentic beings.

I just found out! There’s finally a name for us
As introverts or extroverts, we round out
We are a contented lot. Between the two, we ‘fit not’
 
We have no clinical/relational disorders
Fitting nowhere, we are solo performers
Personifying ‘otherness’, we are not joiners
 
Warm, empathetic, connecting one-on-one
From a ‘belonging instinct’, we are not spun
Incapable, we are to buzz in a collective swarm
 
We turn ‘the other way’ from dissonance
In deep, meaningful talk, we find resonance
Dissenters, we aren’t, but we refuse to play along
 
'Mavericks', we are labelled, but our minds are sated
From inclusion/exclusion, our worth is liberated
Our moral compass is what we always follow
 
Rock the boat if necessary, or bring it to the shore
Centred, free, independent to our very core
From our steadfastness flows our true freedom

Picture design by Anumita Roy

Shernaz Wadia

To Shernaz Wadia, reading and writing poems has been one of the means to embark on an inward journey. She hopes her words will bring peace, hope and light into dark corners. Her poems have been published in many e-journals and anthologies. She has published her own book of poems “Whispers of the Soul” and another titled “Tapestry Poetry – A Fusion of Two Minds” with her poetry partner Avril Meallem.