I'm Shiloh: lover of sunshine, Texas, conversation, and Italian food. I enjoy wasting my time admiring the beauty of everyday life, and I'm a master of being responsibly irresponsible.

Sunday, May 6, 2012

This explains nothing.

"Do you think I'm wonderful?" she asked him one day as they leaned against the trunk of a petrified maple. "No," he said, "Why? Because so many girls are wonderful. I imagine hundreds of men have called their loves wonderful today, and it's only noon. You couldn't be something that hundreds of others are."

Hey y’all, I know it’s been awhile since anyone on the face of the earth has heard from me and I’m pretty sure that a lot people have a lot of questions concerning where I’ve been. Sad thing is, the only reason that most people care now is because things have changed. The things that have happened will not be discussed here because, frankly, there nobody’s business.

Anyways, I felt the need to write today so I’m going to write some random letters to some not-so-random people. The recipients of these letters will probably be obvious to everyone, but see if I care.

-I miss you. I know that after I graduate, we probably won’t talk that much. I just need you to know that you are way more amazing than you give yourself credit for. Don’t lessen yourself because you feel the need to fit in. You are fabulous just the way you are, even if you don’t see it.

-You make my world a brighter, happier place. I have no idea where I would be without you in my life, to make me smile every single day. These past few months have been hell, but you have made them so much easier to get through. I can’t wait to go to college with you.

-Nobody cares.

-I have so many things that I want to say to you, but I can’t find the words. I don’t know what happened, or what’s happening now, or what will happen in the future. I'm sorry that I've become this person that you never thought that I would be. I've always tried my hardest to be perfect for you, and I'm sorry that I've lost that. "I'm sorry for my inability to to let unimportant things go, and for my inability to hold on to the important things."

-You have been a large part of my life for a very long time, but I feel like that's changing. It's not a bad thing, but I believe that someday soon we'll look up to find that we don't know each other anymore.
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People are people and people change. I've had this vision in my head of this person that I thought I had to be, and I've realized that there is no way I will ever be able to be that person. My desire to be perfect extends beyond my ability to always say and do the right things at the right time. It's a harsh realization, but I've found that the person I was striving to be will never exist. I feel like I'm having to start over, and it's the most difficult thing I've ever had to do. I don't expect you to understand. I don't really care if you think I'm crazy. I'm just trying to figure everything out.