Say it to my face
Open letter to a person IRL. Just feel like getting it out.
Say it to my face, okay? Just say it to my fucking face.
I look up to you like a hero. You are my hero. You're who I want to be.
But if you don't like me, at all, or if you think I'm stupid or annoying.. say it to my face. I beg of you. When you stare me down when I talk, when you treat me like I'm stupid but never say it, when you act like I don't exist as a human equal, you kill me inside. You stomp on my self-esteem and you crush it into a thousand pieces.
Are you trying to? Do you know how much I care about what you think?
I wouldn't even care if you said you didn't like me.
But don't just be covert. Tell me. Don't just smile and nod. Don't stare me down.
I'm sorry if I can't be up to your standards.
But don't make me feel like shit because I'm still trying, because part of me hopes that I can gain your acceptance. Don't stomp on the fact that you're my hero.
Or at least... you were.
I'm not quite sure anymore.
Say it to my face, okay? Just say it to my fucking face.
I look up to you like a hero. You are my hero. You're who I want to be.
But if you don't like me, at all, or if you think I'm stupid or annoying.. say it to my face. I beg of you. When you stare me down when I talk, when you treat me like I'm stupid but never say it, when you act like I don't exist as a human equal, you kill me inside. You stomp on my self-esteem and you crush it into a thousand pieces.
Are you trying to? Do you know how much I care about what you think?
I wouldn't even care if you said you didn't like me.
But don't just be covert. Tell me. Don't just smile and nod. Don't stare me down.
I'm sorry if I can't be up to your standards.
But don't make me feel like shit because I'm still trying, because part of me hopes that I can gain your acceptance. Don't stomp on the fact that you're my hero.
Or at least... you were.
I'm not quite sure anymore.