cruel
Alvarny
We
tend
to
be
most
cruel
to
those
we
want
to
love
most
...
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kyla
Because
We
Are
.
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...
raze
"
all
cruel
people
describe
themselves
as
paragons
of
frankness."
— tennessee williams
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i
breezed
by
the
tenant
and
greeted
the
lawn
guy
, doled
out
small
talk
and
a
smile
while
he
sat
and
smoked
a
cigarette
on
the
edge
of
his
trailer
bed
.
the
tenant
paced
and
mumbled
by
his
sedan, frustratingly shut
out
.
i
wouldn't
even
look
in
his
direction
or
acknowledge
he
was
around
.
i
strolled
to
the
mailbox
and
collected
junk
flyers
while
he
looked
on
, muttering
in
misery
.
why
should
he
take
up
any
more
real
estate
in
my
psyche
,
he
already
has
my
home
.
my
analyst
asked
whether
i'd
forgiven
the
tenant
. "
i
forgive
myself
for
the
circumstances
that
led
to
him
being
taken
in
,"
i
hedged
. "
but
i
don't
forgive
him
."
an
inch
is
a
thousand
miles
to
that
man
;
boundaries
require
a
strict adherence.
i
am
not
his
buddy.
my
analyst suggested radiating
love
. "
i
guess
that
would
mean
i
would
have
to
stop
giving
the
tenant
the
finger
secretly
every
time
i
hear
him
come
and
go
."
a
part
of
me
has
sympathy
for
this
devil
and
his
judgments.
his
righteousness
is
unchecked,
his
victimhood unparalleled;
i
see
myself
at
my
worst
.
i
wonder
what
were
the
circumstances
that
led
to
this
decline.
and
i
consider
the
casual
cruelty
in
ignoring
a
person
desperate
to
be
seen
and
accepted,
when
it
could
cost
nothing
(
when
it
could
cost
everything
)
to
give
a
graceful
nod,
to
make
eye
contact
and
convey wordlessly
that
he
is
seen
.
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who
go
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