If you've ever had that person in your life that you wanted to save then this one's for you. Human beings always have this tendency to want to pick someone up and try to change them. Boys will be attracted to a girl because she wore shorts and they always saw her legs and then expect her to just magically change and start wearing long skirts because they're together. And girls will choose the pretty boy because he's attractive but then be perplexed when all the other girls try to get at him. It's pretty silly when you think about it.
People can't, and more often than not, will not change overnight. It's just not in a our makeup. So it baffles me a lot when people attempt to change someone even if it is for the better or for their own good. It's kind of useless because that person won't ever change until they make a conscious decision on their own to do just that. It's a hard pill to swallow especially if you love the person whether it's a parent, child, boyfriend, girlfriend or even just a friend. The only thing we can really do is assess the situation and decide whether the traits we don't especially like about the other person are enough to make us leave them forever.
Maybe there's a savior complex in all of us and it just takes a certain person(s) to unleash it. Or maybe love just makes us so blind that at first we're dazzled by everything the person does until we get further in the relationship (whatever kind of relationship it is) and all the things that made us love them become annoying and overbearing. Whatever it is, sooner or later we have to realize that we just can't save someone. Not unless they want to be saved. The reality is the more you try to "save" them and change them, the further you'll push them away. And if you love the person enough to want to save them, then that in itself is just not worth it.
Sunday 23 March 2014
Saturday 15 March 2014
The Grotto
"Run away, Runaway."
Shipwrecked on this island I encountered a pirate whose ways were as crooked as his smile.
Beware beware screamed the voices in my head, but he got to me first.
I spent my days exploring the island with him; seeing caves and exotic creatures; trees so tall my neck strained to encompass them all; rivers that flowed to eternity. We drank from the Spring of Desire and ate fruit from the Garden of Sin. And at night, he kissed me where no other man had ever been so I returned his affections with everything I possessed.
Beware Beware screamed the voices in my head, but he got to me first.
One day we found an underground grotto. It spanned the length of the entire island. He held out his hand to help me down. The voices in my head grew quiet. It was dark and eerie underneath the earth but the pirate was right by my side. My hands ran over the walls which felt like rough tongues and smelled like cotton candy. I looked up at his face and saw the darkness that wasn't the grotto. For the very first time in my life I was afraid. A feeling that took a hold of me and rendered me thoughtless unable to see or hear the life around me. I was afraid; but he held my hand. Beware Beware screamed the voices in my head but he got to me first.
We continued our way further until suddenly everything was illuminated and I was momentarily blinded. I felt like I was falling when in reality both my feet were planted solidly on the ground. And then he appeared. The Earth Demon was never seen but always heard. Ruler of everything on the island; the Supreme Cosmic Power. He greeted my pirate as if they were old friends. They joked and laughed in a language I couldn't quite understand. I was invisible. Beware Beware screamed the voices in my head, but he got to me first.
Eventually they took notice and I was introduced. The Earth Demon studied me; eyes penetrating to my core and burning me from the inside out. I could feel the power he possessed and I was afraid. He circled me like an animal cornering his prey. I kept my eyes trained on the pirate. My personal solace. Suddenly he stopped and nodded. The pirate gave me a look so sincere,so happy that I couldn't help but smile in return. I made to step forward just so he could hold me in his arms like before but realized I couldn't move. I looked around in confusion and tried again to no avail. He tilted his head at me and waved just as something grabbed my leg. I screamed as the ground below us opened up and I felt myself being pulled beneath the earth. The voices in my head no longer screamed beware; they too were afraid. The wind whistled in my ears and my stomach hit the bottom way before I did. I could see him growing smaller and smaller as I fell and yet I strained my eyes trying to see him. My paradise. Suddenly I was upright and on my feet as strong arms lifted me and set me right,dusting off my clothes.
"Right. Here we are. Take a look around. You're going to be here for a very...long time."
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Shipwrecked on this island I encountered a pirate whose ways were as crooked as his smile.
Beware beware screamed the voices in my head, but he got to me first.
I spent my days exploring the island with him; seeing caves and exotic creatures; trees so tall my neck strained to encompass them all; rivers that flowed to eternity. We drank from the Spring of Desire and ate fruit from the Garden of Sin. And at night, he kissed me where no other man had ever been so I returned his affections with everything I possessed.
Beware Beware screamed the voices in my head, but he got to me first.
One day we found an underground grotto. It spanned the length of the entire island. He held out his hand to help me down. The voices in my head grew quiet. It was dark and eerie underneath the earth but the pirate was right by my side. My hands ran over the walls which felt like rough tongues and smelled like cotton candy. I looked up at his face and saw the darkness that wasn't the grotto. For the very first time in my life I was afraid. A feeling that took a hold of me and rendered me thoughtless unable to see or hear the life around me. I was afraid; but he held my hand. Beware Beware screamed the voices in my head but he got to me first.
We continued our way further until suddenly everything was illuminated and I was momentarily blinded. I felt like I was falling when in reality both my feet were planted solidly on the ground. And then he appeared. The Earth Demon was never seen but always heard. Ruler of everything on the island; the Supreme Cosmic Power. He greeted my pirate as if they were old friends. They joked and laughed in a language I couldn't quite understand. I was invisible. Beware Beware screamed the voices in my head, but he got to me first.
Eventually they took notice and I was introduced. The Earth Demon studied me; eyes penetrating to my core and burning me from the inside out. I could feel the power he possessed and I was afraid. He circled me like an animal cornering his prey. I kept my eyes trained on the pirate. My personal solace. Suddenly he stopped and nodded. The pirate gave me a look so sincere,so happy that I couldn't help but smile in return. I made to step forward just so he could hold me in his arms like before but realized I couldn't move. I looked around in confusion and tried again to no avail. He tilted his head at me and waved just as something grabbed my leg. I screamed as the ground below us opened up and I felt myself being pulled beneath the earth. The voices in my head no longer screamed beware; they too were afraid. The wind whistled in my ears and my stomach hit the bottom way before I did. I could see him growing smaller and smaller as I fell and yet I strained my eyes trying to see him. My paradise. Suddenly I was upright and on my feet as strong arms lifted me and set me right,dusting off my clothes.
"Right. Here we are. Take a look around. You're going to be here for a very...long time."
**Since I get so much request for my one shots to be continued I decided to do this little story. I'm not going to call it a short story because I'm not sure how far it will go on. I'll be updating it every week with a new episode of sorts. I'm open to suggestions of what you guys want to read here on my blog so don't be shy in hitting me up. The links are down below if you'll take my suggestion. Hope you enjoy it!**
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