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“When you want something, only you can understand how badly you want it, no one else will,
We surrender because it’s pointless to hide, we accept because it’s easier. We understand the blame people place on the moon at night when they finally accept everything.”
but in the end we all want that kind of connection with someone. To feel seen, to be unashamedly bare with someone like they’re a different piece of yourself. To see someone through their worst, to admire their flaws. Not having to question why they are the way they are.
My own mother decided I wasn’t worth it before giving me the chance to prove myself to her or to the world. I didn’t want to be a number anymore. A boy surrounded by countless other boys who shared the same doom. I learned to move and accept myself for myself, I tortured myself into independence.
“I need help. . . I didn’t have anywhere else to go.” He said breathlessly.
