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My Kindness Is Stronger Than It Looks.


I have written paragraphs about people just so they know they matter. not a short message but a paragraph of meaning I hope they remember. No one truly sees my kindness. Friends at school say "yeah you're kind." But sarcastically, like It doesn't matter. They don't know how many times I've rewritten words so someone feels okay again. how many paragraphs have held people together when they were falling apart. Older, younger, adult or child. They don't see the countless minutes I spend, shaping sentences and words so they feel convincing. I don't want anything back, nothing. I don't need a paragraph in return or a gift. Because kindness is who I am. My close friend always tells me "Don't let people take advantage of your kindness" But Im not doing this to be taken advantage of, I am just someone who wants everyone to feel worthy. Because I know what its like feeling worthless. But sometimes, just sometimes, I wonder what it feels like to wake up to words upon words that talk about how amazing you are and how many people need you.
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