Fold the Chain
No one encourages her seeking attention, in fact, they all condemn to a bloody death. Her feelings aren’t merely overlooked; they’re intentionally ignored. In their eyes she is driven by desperation and selfishness, but in hers there is only pain-pain which is not apparent to them because their heads are always turned in a different direction. Everyone’s meant to live one life, yet we allow ourselves to exist in two. There’s the world in front of us in which we are surrounded by breathing life and then there’s the world we create for ourselves inside our own minds where we are always the star of the show. Of course the show would be nothing without its audience; that’s what everyone else is for. It’s my world, therefore I can do what I want; the rest of you are simply living in it. I don’t move out of the way for you; you move for me. This type of thinking derives selfishness. This girl-she does not want to be selfish so she places everyone above her thereby putting aside her own pain for the well being of others. Well, where does this leave her? At the bottom? If no one is below her, who cares for her while she cares for everyone else? She can’t care for herself. That would be selfish. All she wants is a little attention, which leads her to think about what it would be like if she was gone. No doubt, she’d get it that way because she knows everyone forces themselves to care for the sake of the dead. Death brings out the emotions people don’t realize they have whether it be love, sorrow, or even guilt. She knows people are treated with more respect when they’re dead as opposed to when they are alive, and she hopes that when everyone gathers in her honor, they’ll shed tears to show they valued her life. Maybe her death will never be forgotten; it was a tragedy after all, but how long before those mourners begin to make it their own? They’ll say, “Why did I have to lose a good friend,” not “Why did a good friend have to die?” We’ve managed to master the art of twisting things to make them meet our needs, but continue to neglect the fact that others have needs as well. Caring does not have to be made into a chain where everyone is placed above one another leaving one person to believe they’re not important and someone else to assume they’re more important than everybody else. If the chain is folded, we’re all on the same level and able to commence reciprocation. Those who show up to mourn the girl see how much she was loved. That’s a receiving factor. Can they not also see how much they loved her-a giving factor? This is the viewpoint that will help fold the chain, for if we give out a little attention, we’ll get some in return; and likewise, we must know that it’s okay to want attention from others as long as we remember to give it back. Start caring while everyone is alive and well so that we can each live out the rest of our lives happily. If happiness is all we truly want for ourselves, then let’s proceed to want it…for everyone
We all just want to matter
But end up creating this ladder
Some on the bottom; some on top
I think it’s time we made it stop
It’s always about possession
Well I have this confession
I think of what it’d be like to die
Would people let go of ‘me’ and ‘my’
To show me that they truly cared
That the love between us had been shared
It’s always about give and take
Give more, take less for others’ sake
Start caring now before it’s too late
The ones we love may be hiding hate
for the place in which we live
Because no one is ever willing to give
Care for others and you’ll get it back
Be the one to put us all on track