And Then I Said …

I have stood and wondered why people behaved as they did. I have stood and wondered why people treated each other the way that they did. I decided that it was unjust to remain ambiguous and allow people to misinterpret my actions. So, I have stood and I have tried to explain my actions so that they wouldn’t cause confusion. I have stood and laboriously searched for the appropriate word to offer for a complete, entire, and without omission explanation until my mouth was too dry to spit out another sentiment. I was judged empathic.

And then one day I realized that no one asked for my intention. They only sought my attention. So I put my salute inside my pocket and I went home. I felt like a complete fool.

November 19, 2007