Understood

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 I believe as people we long for many things. Yes, there are desires each of us individually has, but there are also collective ones most people choose not to see. Understanding is one of those.

Understanding can mean many things. Understanding others, understanding history, understanding books, understanding television shows, etc. We all have a longing to understand something that may be beyond our understanding. Whether we choose to feed that desire or not we all have one.

Me? I have a connection to understanding, but rather than craving understanding for something I hope to, one day, be understood. More than anything I want somebody to know me. I'm sick of faking a smile and choking back tears. I just want, no, I need someone, anyone, to not associate with me, or feel what I feel, but just to be able to comprehend everything, without judgment. I don't want to hide my true self any longer.

I'm beginning to think this isn't very temporary anymore. The only thing to stop it from being permanent is for somebody to understand, but nobody will ever care enough to even try to.  

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