a serious post

May 23rd
to: my younger cousin.

i wanted to protect you.

i wanted to save you from all the mishaps of your own making.

i wanted to.

i wanted you to realize all of that,

that i wanted you to change.

that i wanted you to know you were wrong,

and that you should do something about it.

but you never listened to the words that i never said.

you never even tried to decipher what i wanted you to

KNOW.

you never took it seriously.

and you did it again.

caught you red handed, your eyes were eyes of someone i do not know.

eyes of which i fear to see in the wee hours of the morning.

your eyes delivered tears in my eyes.

don't i deserve a little respect?

to be treated like that?

don't i deserve to be respected?

and now i was told to let everybody know.

so i did.

they have to.

and you have to know too.

not to sneak into my room,

in about 2 in the morning.

not to...

no, they don't have to know everything.

though it pains me to be all alone in this,

it'll be between you and me.

read what i am not writing.

hear what i am not saying.

heed what i am not imploring.

we'll leave it that way.

because,

you need respect.

you need love.

especially when you do not actually

deserve it.

from: ate kai