Sunday, September 13, 2009

Self-centered.



No one really gives anyone the benefit of doubt here.
But neither do I.

First impressions are so much more important these days.
And I make them too important myself.

Are they picking at all my flaws?
Possibly.
And I do the same.

I am what I hate.
I am not the friend I desire.

And I feel like I bury myself deeper in this hole.
God, please pull me out.

I lose patience with those who are impatient.
I criticize those who criticize others.

I sometimes feel like I've lost that ability to see beyond
the surface and into the heart these days.
And I want people to do that for me.

I am what I hate.
I am not the person that I think others should be.

Selfishness is disgusting.

I want all this attention.
And I don't have the energy to give any to others.

So consumed with myself.

I say things that offend people without even thinking.
And sometimes I don't even feel like feeling bad.

I try to protect this heart because I don't trust others to.
And I become cold.
I need to place my heart in God's hands and 
not try to take it back into my own.
He'll protect it, so what am I so afraid of?

Feeling abandoned and not cared for.
Dwelling on those who have wronged me.
And focusing on feeling betrayed.

When will I get over myself?

Selfishness is disgusting.

It's all about me. 
And I hate that.

But I just don't feel known here.
And I don't know where home is.

Something needs to change
because I can't keep living with this mentality.



1 Comments:

At 2:12 AM, Blogger Roni said...

This is so real. So raw. What a great, expressive writer you are. So many people would love this.

 

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