Non-existent Network

As a gauche introvert, my heart sinks each time I come across

Well-intentioned advice that advocates for networking, I just want to toss

All my hopes of achieving success some day

In a garbage can, simply throw away

Any ambition that I harbor deep inside

I have not succeeded, though I have tried

To network with people, try to sell

All the qualities I have, things I do well

But it is already difficult for me to effectively communicate

Any attempt at self-promotion leaves in a more awkward state

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I stay in a corner hoping someone important would see

The quality of my work and consider offering me

A chance to prove myself, a challenge new

But even if I get there, further what would I do

Because at some point networking would become inevitable

Without it I would bring nothing to the table..

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I have come to terms with my introversion

I must learn to thrive with my mild aversion

To networking in the way that experts recommend

Maybe I shall still be successful in the end..