LJ Idol Week 5: My enemies are all too familiar. They're the ones who used to call me friend.

[xlovebecomesher]

"You're like a puppy chasing after people," he remarked coldly as he turned away from her to stare out the window, bored with the conversation. This felt like the millionth time they've had this repeated conversation and every time she tried to guilt him into staying.

"What do you mean?" Tears fell softly down her face as she struggled to figure

Comments

[enchanted_jae]

Aw

:(

[xlovebecomesher]

:(

[tonithegreat]

Such a blue piece, but well done! I bet most people can empathize pretty strongly with this kind of breakup. The line was perfect.

[xlovebecomesher]

Thank you for reading :)

[ragnarok_08]

This was very evocative, cutting deep, and very poignant.

Well done!

*hugs*

[xlovebecomesher]

*hugs* Thank you for reading!

[weebleswobble]

Don't you understand? Sometimes it's not about what you did wrong, what you could or could not have fixed, or being able to stop someone from walking away but it's about the other person's wants and needs. Stop wanting to change for other people. Stop being the one to try and fix people. Stop chasing. Let people breathe. You demand so much attention and time and you get mad when they can't give it to you. Step back

oh man, i wish someone would have said this to me back in the early teenage years. seriously, desperately wish someone would have said that (in a way i could *hear* it). anyone. i was so desperate to fix other people, make them happy, make them like me, at any cost. it always went badly.

[xlovebecomesher]

Thank you! I still need to hear this today too at 34!

[xlovebecomesher]

I wish someone had told me that too - I was the same way as you.

[sweeny_todd]

Most people don't want to be fixed. They want to be able to make their own mistakes. Learning to let them do that is a life lesson indeed.

[xlovebecomesher]

So true!