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How is it that you care so much?

You care about everyone and how they are doing. You always put in extra effort with people who only take advantage of you.

I see you giving your all, day in and day out, hoping to make a difference in this world and while I salute your determination, I’m also a realist.

You become upset with me when I say they aren’t going to change and it irritates you when I say they are using you.

While you think I don’t care, you are the one I care about the most.

I see how bothered you become when your people fail and I feel your sadness.

I only wish you would realize some of these people don’t want to change because if they did then they wouldn’t need you anymore.

— Nicole Barden 10/22/2021

Originally published in Illumination on Medium