Nobody likes you.
Repost from old blog, 12/28/2006
Nobody likes you.
Nobody enjoys you.
Nobody wants to hang out with you.
The phone doesn’t ring.
You could call, but that would be imposing, and they probably would rather you didn’t call, anyway.
They think of you, briefly – one says “did you call him?”
The other says “no, did you?”
They laugh – oh well.
They see a movie, they go drinking, dancing, fucking. They have similar interests, similar musical tastes. They have shared experiences, all of which solidify their bonds.
They have full and wild and fascinating lives.
They are full of goals that they will achieve.
Conversation flows effortlessly, things happen that they will talk about afterwards, stories they’ll have for the rest of their lives.
These things never happen when you’re around.
Your presence breeds discomfort. Nobody knows what to say.
You are kept around only out of habit, or because you make them feel better about themselves.
Try to tell yourself that you are worth something, that you have secrets, that one day you will laugh in their faces.
Sit back and watch it never happen.
7 Responses to “Nobody likes you.”
December 29th, 2006, 11:19 pm
AAAAAH!! Cheer the fuck up, Mr. Layne! I hope your New Year is a great one. Oh, and here’s some of my favorite poetry:
“i want the scissors to be sharp
and the table to be perfectly level
when you cut me out of my life
and paste me in that book you always carry”
–Billy Collins
Happy Holidays!
–j.
December 30th, 2006, 2:01 pm
Nice passage!
Happy fuckin holidays!!
May 24th, 2010, 9:56 pm
Sounds like the prelude to climbing up the water tower with the sniper rifle…
May 25th, 2010, 6:46 pm
uhmmmm… WHOA
i used to employ my email address as a name in comment sections? shame on me. and praise Xenu that i finally got a new email.
May 26th, 2010, 8:24 pm
Wow, Natty. This resonates hardcore with me right now (for obvious reasons). I’ve just slipped into contemplation.
June 29th, 2010, 9:41 pm
this might sound weird…
but that its like i wrote it… specially this time of my life.
July 3rd, 2010, 7:09 pm
kid, I’m glad it spoke it you. I mean I’m not glad. But you know what I mean.
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