i don’t want what’s handed to me.
i want what runs.
what looks at me then
looks away.
what i have to earn.
because wanting hurts less
than being handed something that never mattered.
attention means more
when i have to work for it.
affection feels real
when it’s rare.
i don’t want easy.
i want to chase.
i want to ache.
i want to reach
and never quite touch.
because longing is safer
than pretending to be satisfied.
it’s easier to keep chasing
when you know the prize isn’t promised;
and you have to work
to even get close.
because chasing
something real
feels better than
catching something hollow.
May 24, 2025
May 24, 2025 at 4:25 AM UTC
i don’t want what’s handed to me.
i want what runs.
what looks at me then
looks away.
what i have to earn.
because wanting hurts less
than being handed something that never mattered.
attention means more
when i have to work for it.
affection feels real
when it’s rare.
i don’t want easy.
i want to chase.
i want to ache.
i want to reach
and never quite touch.
because longing is safer
than pretending to be satisfied.
it’s easier to keep chasing
when you know the prize isn’t promised;
and you have to work
to even get close.
because chasing
something real
feels better than
catching something hollow.
for those who keep chasing; because true satisfaction comes from chasing a meaningful goal, even if it remains just out of reach, rather than settling for something unearned and hollow."