Nothing Stays Hidden Forever (an open letter)

Look, you don't get to do the things you have done to me and expect me to continue to regard you as a friend, or pretend to be mine.  You are not, and I realize now nor have you ever been, my friend.  You can get as defensive and belligerent as you want, denying you've done anything to me, but you know the truth, and so do I.  Convince yourself, if you like, that I have no way of truly knowing, and then let yourself cling to that, if you think it serves you.  I assure you it doesn't, but regardless, I have no reason to play along, whatsoever.

I don't have people in my life like you for a reason.  I have, over time, weeded them out, watching the way they regard others in their life, the same way I am (finally) weeding you out.  I have a really good and important reason to continue having a friend(ly) relationship with you, as I have shown.  I am invested in continuing that, for the sake of what truly matters most. Anything beyond that however, is absolutely not possible.  Make no mistake about that.

If you really want to try being a decent human being, let alone a friend, to anyone, then be honest, 100%, all the time, starting now! But you and I both know what kind of person you are, and persons like yourself take the truth to the grave with them, as it is your only defense to continue living the way you choose to, and doing the things you choose to.  There is no justification for it, not even the pursuits of your fickle heart shaped innards.

There is a special kind of suffering set aside for those who make choices like the ones you have continued to make. There is always a better way, and choice, and you do know this, somewhere inside you.. But now I am simply wasting words.. I would apologize for my abrasive honesty, but I won't, because this is who I Am...

Daddy Daughter Date Night, 2016