i still don’t believe you when you tell me that i’ll thank you for it in the future.
that i’ll secure what you believe i want out of life.
that it will help me to stand up among peers.
that reality necessitates burying your innate talent and passions in the pursuit of survival.
because i don’t thrive on necessity. i never did.
but it’s ok.
i’m strong enough to compromise. i’ll do as you ask –
and i’ll still be me. and who i am today is nothing you could have ever imagined. srsly.