michele marie.

mommy and daddy tried to hammer it into our heads while our thoughts exuded images of laughter amongst others. people change, they said, family is all you can truly rely on. the idea was simply tossed without a glance with the belief that our friends could never commit anything with such harmful connotations.

mommy and daddy were right once again. it seems to me that only a few people remain by your side, the ones that truly cared. all others allowed their values and ideals to be influenced by those around them. what a feeble state of mind to be caught in. how sad that they would embrace the views of others rather than stand bytheir own. pathetic, really.

if one remains, then they can proudly say that their morals have witheld the pressure of others. congratulations, for you are your own person. for the others that we thought we knew, we’re so sorry you were not strong enough to survive. yet we can’t just swallow our pride and wait for you to come back from your trance like mind set. we’ve given up the hope you’ll be coming back anyways.

so in a way, this is more of a goodbye than an explanation. too bad you let yourself fall.

bye.

while we attempt to boast independence the overtaking of our vulnerability is inevitable, although at times it may seem otherwise.

yes, our confidence is strong, but it takes a toll on our nieve minds when you manipulate us in your favor. we are constantly being bashed by your harsh words, diminishing us to the lowest we may feel and yet we linger as though our world will crumble into oblivion without you.

funny how this seems like an overexaggeration of real accounts, yet bleeds truth. though the lessons we learned, as cliche as it sounds, has sewn up our deep wounds from the knives of your words.

we allow ourselves to realize that your bickering and complaints and constant need to recognize any “flaw” in us is your sad and pitiful way of coping with the unsatisfaction you have for yourself and your own pathetic life.

we have come the conclusion that we deserve better. it may have taken a bit longer than expected for us to pertain to this idea, but at least we made it. you are no longer in control. so, though you may think it crazy, in our moment of enlightenment we thank you for teaching us this.

as a wise man once said “we control our own destiny”