Better Person

Sometimes you just have to suck it up,

And be the better person.

Sometimes you just have to realize,

That your feelings don’t matter.

Sometimes you just need to see,

That you don’t need to argue.

You don’t need to complain,

You can just do it,

And enjoy it,

Enjoy helping others.

 

Deeper Understanding

You know when you really get someone?

When they say something,

And are ridiculed?

Dismissed?

Silenced?

Ignored?

Misunderstood?

When the true meaning of their words,

Goes unheard?

 

But you know what they are feeling,

What they mean.

You know where they are coming from.

Perhaps it’s because you’ve been there,

Or simply understand.

 

Perhaps it’s because you spend your life observing;

Silent but watching.

They think you’re just daydreaming,

Spacing out,

Bored.

Truth is:

You can’t help but absorb and listen.

 

And so you understand, when others don’t.

You feel what they do, or at least know it.

You know what they are thinking, even if they themselves don’t.

Not in that way.

It takes someone like you to see it.

To see the layers.

To see beyond the surface.

To pick up on it.

To read between the lines.

To understand the mind.

It takes one who’s lived it, too.

 

- Lily