The Queen and the Pauper
In the Rain, Stars AlignAll my life, I probably have underestimated the greatness of the angel who brought me to this earth
I thought she was uneducated because of the way she spoke, the way she didn't want to teach me math
I thought she was a monster when she admonished me not to cry, when she made me read a passage a hundred times until I memorized it
I thought she was the devil the time when we couldn't seem to agree on anything
I was probably the worst daughter at those times.
How could I overlook a mother who raised two girls from almost two different generations?
A woman who was the breadwinner of the family and still had time to cater to driving, cooking, and cleaning?
A girl who almost died to a fungal infection, ate anything to survive, and went to college during her early teens?
And yet when she nonchalantly said, "I'm thinking of retiring next month,"
Shock overcame me.
Retirement?
NEXT MONTH?!
But of course she was sugar coating what REALLY happened.
Can you imagine your career of over a decade, ripped out of your hands?
Even if you were already successful, and you knew life couldn't change that drastically
"Laid off"
A label that seems to mean failure, inevitable change,
Devastation
But of course my warrior couldn't disappear so easily
"Hey, I heard you were laid off and I don't have the FAINTEST idea why. Why don't you join our group? We would love to have you on our team."
No one can try to bury the sun without someone noticing, silly people
She will always be my North Star
Wow.
How could she be so STUPID?
"Dude I never knew she was such a monster, she seemed so nice"
Well now you know.
I shouldn't be shocked-I heard her CURSE one morning over HER OWN SISTER over simple frustration over an assignment.
Who does that?
Okay fine maybe she and her sister curse at each other all the time
But that does NOT give her the right to use curses every second word in her breakup letter
Stabbing her boyfriend's heart over and over by accusing him that he was fake
That he didn't speak like a "normal" person
That his simple question "Are you talking ual now?"
Turned into a flying rage of "That was meant to insult your ______ ugly face"
Blaming dark secrets that he holds in the shadows on his existence
That his success had NOTHING to do with the work he had put in, but only because of his race
And that HE was angry as he hold your flaming letter in oblivion.
ExcUUUUUUUse me?
Your anger became unjustified the moment you abandoned logic and started to question his worth as a human being instead of focusing on his wrong actions or words, you MONSTER
But now the stains are out for everyone to see, even when you try to scrub them off desperately
"April Fool's darling, but it's partially your fault for doubting our love"
Love?
You call that love?
Love is when you point out every weakness and flaw of person to make him question his worth?
A prank?
A prank when you "pretended" to trample over someone's self-esteem?
April Fool's on April 6th?
No.
Clearly UNACCEPTABLE.
I don't care if you still consider yourself a foreigner
Or you didn't know the "right way" to break up with someone because this was your first relationship
Clearly your heart is infected with some poison that disgusts everyone
Have fun being alone for the last months here
As everyone turns their backs on you and the cracks you have made on the floor you stand on.
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