When we think all is all about us
When we think everything everyone does is about us
When we become so obsessed with our own agendas
That only our agendas matter
When we are convinced the world must come to a standstill
when we want it to
Regardless of what anyone else wants
When we think we can say whatever we want to people
Because we are the only ones entitled to an opinion
Eventually those who we want to listen to us
Listen no more
Eventually those who we want to be in our presence
No longer see the point of our presence
Because we have cried wolf so many times
That when the wolf appears at our door
No one believes us
No one comes
Because the wolf never existed
The wolf was our imagination
No one else could see it
But us
Because we created it
To hide from who we are
To not see what we need to see about us
About who we truly are
On the inside
To not see we are the wolf
The one we created all along
That’s why we have to be sure
About the decisions we make
The things we say
The bridges we break
The doors we shut in the faces of those who would have stood
by us
Because eventually people move on
Eventually people see the agenda is all about us
Without any regard for them
Eventually they become tired of the drama
The poor me victim stage
That we create to make others believe we are the victims
The wolves in sheeps’ clothing
When the victim is really the bully
Because really that’s what bullying is
Bullying is trying to make people
Do what we want
When we want it
And when we are ready to stop the shenanigans
When we want to go back
Sometimes there is no going back
Because we have set a new reality
Created new boundaries
That do not lead to what we want
Because eventually people become exhausted
Tired
Bored
Indifferent
Not full of hate
But just plain indifferent
To our cries
To our pleas
To our manipulative ways
Because eventually those people we have cast aside
Become strong enough to realize
That sometimes it is better to just leave well enough alone
To walk away from the drama
To keep the door closed that was closed for us
With forgiveness and love
But sometimes there are some
Who try to come back when we stop running to them
They try to manipulate by turning the tables
On the ones they pushed away
Believing it was the ones who were pushed that are at fault
When in fact no one is at fault
There is no fault
There is no blame
There is no hate
It is just the time has come when what was
Is no more
And can never be again
Because when we truly believe all is done to us
Not for us
When we think everything happens to us
Not for us
Eventually everything does become about us
And us alone
Standing all alone
Wondering how to get to the other side
How the bridge broke
How we lost the key to the door
We want to reopen
Eventually we do walk this path
Have to walk it alone
And could walk it alone for a long time
If we don’t reconcile with ourselves
That we are the wolf
The wolf in sheep’s clothing
Exceptionally powerful and insightful written word. Outstanding!!
ReplyDelete"Because when we truly believe all is done to us
Not for us
When we think everything happens to us
Not for us
Eventually everything does become about us
And us alone
Standing all alone" (Catherine Duffy)
Thank you Shari. I love how you select what resonated with you out of what I write because it helps me to see it for the first time as well.
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