Asked a friend of mine to tell me how she really felt about me last night. No sugarcoating just brutal honesty. She did as I asked and I couldn't be more grateful for that. I heard every word, wasn't painful, but my heart did slow it's rhythm down quite a few times during her tirade. Im not upset, hurt, or mad. Truth is, she said everything I already knew. I haven't been the me I used to be, I haven't been as energetic or as fun an bubbly as I used to be. I had a child like innocence to me back then, where now I have a more realistic and pessimistic view of things. I could make up excuses about how it's because I'm getting older, or feeling different, but the truth is I'm just bitter over something I can't let go of. I was a bright kid, and now I'm a dull teenager, and I miss those days of my childhood where I just live and not care about consequences.
This isn't a message to earn pity. It's more self reflection than anything. I just felt like if I bottled this up like I do everything else I'd probably explode once all my issues finally poured out at once. I was feeling like a spring that's been ready to bounce for a long time, so I wanted to just let go for a moment. I felt, as she told me, like a book, "Opened upon interest or whenever someone needs it, but closed and forgotten once I'd lost my use or once they'd found their footing again". I don't think I'm the only person feeling this way, so if you're feeling like this too, I'll be your book for you, instead of you feeling like you've been left behind.