We all have stories
waiting
for us
to shout
out.
Why won’t you
stop
talking?
Take
a break.
Please.
Please.
Maybe
it’s your way
to say
“I can
relate.”
But
what does
your non-stop
talking
really
communicate?
“Are you done?”
“Listen
to me.”
“That’s great,
but let me
tell you
what happened
to me.”
“That’s so sad,
wait ’til you hear
what happened
to me.”
“Me.”
“Me.”
“Me!”
I watch
as you
recite your
latest yarn.
“Me, me, me!”
“Do, re, mi, fa…”
so long to go.
I watch
others, eyes
glazed
over “me,
me, me…”
What
are they
thinking?
Are they
listening?
Maybe
they have heard
enough.
Maybe.
It’s your
turn to
listen
Published by TheOtherKLM
I really hate talking about myself, but if I have to...
I’m K.L. McDaniel, the person behind TheOtherKLM. I’m an introvert with extrovert moments, a fitness-minded person fighting later-age fat, and someone trying to keep life somewhat organized without pretending it isn’t a mess.
Here, I write about the things I keep coming back to: movement, mental health, learning, self-awareness, and the strange little contradictions that make people interesting. I’m not here to act like I have everything figured out. I’m here to think through it, laugh when possible, and maybe find a little balance in the middle of the clutter.
So, that’s me. More or less.
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