I did not want to explain why I was quiet

Dear Delyara, Someone asked why I was so quiet today, and I instantly felt irritated. Not because they were wrong to ask. Because I didn’t want the pressure of turning my mood into something explainable. Sometimes I am quiet because I’m sad. Sometimes because I’m tired. Sometimes because I’m overstimulated. Sometimes because I’m carrying old things. Sometimes because I simply don’t have the energy to turn my internal life into something conversational. I think a lot of us are expected to be more legible than we actually are.