the epitome of humanity today

people are just... people. they come, they go. they build things up just to tear them down. and it’s always the ones you expect--and the ones you never saw coming. at the end of the day, it’s just you. maybe your parents, if you’re lucky. but the truth? no one really cares. they say they do, they act like they do… but words are cheap. so fuck what they tell you. live your life the way you want. smiling used to be easy. now, it’s just something you do when you have to. you adjust, because what else is there? and after the thousandth time, you finally get it. you learn your lesson. but I won’t be the fool again. no more tears left to cry. no more excitement, no more meaning. just… life. and you tell yourself that’s enough. maybe I’ll always be the odd one out. maybe that’s just how humanity works. but you know what most people never figure out? themselves. that’s the real fight... and me? i found myself. i won’t be the eggshell people step on anymore. you woke up something in me. the part that doesn’t feel guilt. the part that’s done giving a damn about people and their little stories. i’m here to do what I gotta do. make my money. be decent. and when it’s all said and done… i won’t be surprised by what i lost. because that old version of me?

He’s gone.