Right before they are swallowed up by the white wash fluorescent glow of the tile that they lay their heads on in defeat, they throw it all back to you saying, "Here, keep all your god-damned empathy".
Wow, its been a while. I guess I'm just growing more private the older I get. Or I'm just learning how to regulate my feelings without having to put them on the world.
I think I just realized the nature of my addiction to cigarettes.
I don't want to let go of any of the things I'm doing right now, except the ones centered around addiction and defense. (Although I really do.) It's just so fucking hard.