17/01/2023
Call me a quitter, but I promised myself that I’ll stop running after people. I promised myself that I’ll never say things or explain myself more than twice. I’ll never offer my 100% to those who aren’t willing to give the same energy back. I’ll never stay in touch with people who like to reply but not send the first message. I promised myself that never in my life will I ever make people appreciate my presence and everything I do for them. That if they appreciate it, I’d be grateful. And if not, I’ll never make them. If they choose to throw rocks at me after I left a freshly-baked bread on their balcony, I won’t throw it back at them. I’ll just do myself a favor and leave.
Life’s too short to spend trying to convince people to treat you better. So I taught myself to walk away. To just be at ease with the thought that one day, when I’m all good and they finally see things better, they’ll realize that they wasted that one person who cared for them for real. And if they don’t, it’s okay. It doesn’t matter anymore.
—Ali
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