"There Are Those Times..." by ARK

To those who dare enter, I wish you good luck. :)

I'm just really getting fascinated with a few people around me. A lot of people want to see me angry, for reasons I'm not sure of. There are those times that they win, but mostly they just think they've won.

I'm fascinated with why they try to uncover these things. It's not a treasure chest. It's not even buried. It's there, sitting on plain sight. I just choose to not get angry. That's all. Life is already stressful, so why bother?

The thing is, it's not usual to see me mad. I guess that's why they try their best to discover what activates that emotion. But see, I have a really long tolerance for pain and annoyance. Then there are those times when it's just really easy to hide what I feel.

Should I even explain to them what truly makes me mad? I don't want to, 'cause not everyone will understand. Come to think of it, I keep a lot of things to myself, simply because nobody else will understand. There are also those times when nobody would care.

I'm proud of that: I can talk and talk about myself without directly introducing who I am. I am hard to understand. My mind runs in circles that only those who pay attention would understand. I am a maze. I look like a simple walk through, but you might find yourself lost soon enough.

I am fascinated and glad at the same time, that people still venture this maze: my inner maze. That must mean they are paying attention. That must mean they care. There are those times I'm the one who misunderstands.

I'm doing it again. Introducing what I am, without telling you who I am. Well to be fair to you, I will tell you that if you really want to understand the way I work-the way I think- you should prepare yourself. It's gonna be one big adventure through a maze that seems like it has no intention of ever letting you out. There are those times I don't want to be understood...I intentionally mislead my adventurers, just to see who'll survive.

I thank you, dear explorer, for trying to make me angry. Thank you for seeing my emotions as treasure chests. Thanks for finding them. You've left prints on these artifacts. Now, you have the right to feel triumphant.

But the journey isn't over. There are those times you may feel hopeless, but don't worry, I MIGHT become the star that guides you out of there.