Tuesday, June 01, 2021

empathy confused with general incomprehension

People don't understand what 
it's like not living up to, embodying 
or exemplifying cultural ideals 
of the beautiful. Or of the intelligent, 
or the sexually attractive, or impossibly
wealthy. All traits held high and 
revered, glamorized. Anyway,
speak for myself! 
I don't understand. Except 
the impossibly wealthy part. 
I understand what that's like 
not living up to, embodying. 
Exemplifying. On the other hand 
I have an excuse. It's impossible. 
Imagine the others! A living hell 
people don't understand

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