narcissist
Unveiling Shadows: Love, Loneliness, and Lessons in 'Narcissist'
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I can say I see the best in everyone
I tend to perceive positive qualities in everyone.
That just means I'm easy to manipulate
This makes me susceptible to being influenced or controlled easily.
Maybe someday I'll be somebodies good enough
Perhaps in the future, I'll meet someone who considers me worthy.
Wanted you to turn around
I hoped for you to change your direction.
But I got tired of waiting
However, I grew weary of waiting.
Another box I can check off the list
It's another attribute I thought I could mark off as achieved.
Falling for a narcissist
Falling for someone who's self-absorbed.
Wasting angel number wishes
Wasting opportunities by hoping for divine signs.
On someone who punches with his thumb inside his fist
Investing in someone who resorts to passive-aggressive behavior.
Fighting battles with myself everyday
Engaging in internal struggles daily.
Then my breath of fresh air turned into toxic waste
A person who initially seemed refreshing turned toxic.
If the soap says it cleans
I'll believe whatever you tell me, like soap claiming to cleanse.
I'll wash whatever you say
Experiencing a paradox of feeling deeply loved yet profoundly lonely.
To be so loved and lonely
Caring for someone who mistakes causing harm for affection.
Caring for a nihilist mistaking chewing cheeks with kindness
Similar to a previously checked attribute, falling for a self-centered individual.
Another box I can check off the list
Wasting chances on someone projecting an artificial persona.
Falling for a narcissist
Falling for someone absorbed by their outward appearance.
Wasting angel number wishes
Continuing to waste opportunities by looking for signs from above.
On the shell of the brands and the you that others see
Investing in the superficial aspects others perceive of you.
(You that others see)
(Reiteration) Focusing on the external image projected to others.
If I could go back and unwrap my arms from your neck
If I had the chance, I would distance myself from you.
I would
If you could change your temperament, I'd reconsider.
If you could lose the heat from your head
Or if you could experience loneliness as I do.
Or try living in an empty bed
Like someone familiar with emptiness.
Like someone I know well could
A recognition that there's a familiarity with this feeling within me.
There must be something wrong with me
A self-critical statement, suggesting personal inadequacy.
The mind of an empath
Describing oneself as empathetic but nearing a limit of understanding.
Who's running out of sympathy
Running low on compassion and understanding.
Forgive me
Asking for forgiveness for the distance placed.
If you were in the back row this long
Recognizing the effort required to gain attention or recognition.
You'd do anything
An acknowledgment of doing anything to receive acknowledgment or attention.
Just to be seen
(Reiteration) Desperation to gain notice or validation.
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