Stories We Tell For Other People

We give false narrations to strangers lives

like they're characters we've made from scratch

putting them into fictional stories that reach the

best selling list for weeks on end

We give false personalties to match our interests

like they're the hero of their own story but the villain in ours

no matter how hard they try to subside, they'll fail to revive

as the good guy in our lives until we say goodbye

We give false voices to those who will remain voiceless

like their voices were always ours to create

it was never up for debate or to outright hate

because we silence those who we never say hello to

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We see people everyday

people who we do not know

people who we will never know

for our paths were never supposed to cross

However

we create scenarios and situations with people

we judge their motives without ever hearing them

we give them a life they do not live

we silence them without hearing them speak

It's not fair to judge or misinterpret people but we do

We're human

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Should we give people the benefit of the doubt?

Should people be allowed that?

Should we watch their actions first?

Do actions speak louder than words?

Or do words speak louder than actions?

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The stories we tell ourselves keep us sane

but they also disadvantage us

from being open with others

We can't believe everything we read

We can't question everything we see

We can't know someone if we don't know them at all

Tell all the stories you'd like

but leave room for the truth

in this new year

Be kind

Be honest

Share your own story

let others share theirs too