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The most selfish desire I have is to be seen and percieved by you exactly as I am. I couldn't tell you why, but I like your eyes the best out of anyones. It feels real to be seen by you. It does not feel like an act, as it does with most. I am not invisible to you. When I speak you seem to hear me. I seem to have a voice, I seem to have feelings. I exist. This undoubtedly is a selfish desire. I got so desperate in my rush to exist, to really exist to someone other than myself that I forgot to return it unto you. I forgot to let you exist as you are. I forgot that you, too, deserve to be seen. You are not a machine built only to percieve. You breathe, in and out, feel hurt, feel love, feel despair, grief, loss, unrelenting boredom, as we all do. It is a selfish desire of mine to be percieved. It most certainly is.
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Nov 3, 2025
Nov 3, 2025 at 10:19 AM UTC
the most selfish desire
The most selfish desire I have is to be seen and percieved by you exactly as I am. I couldn't tell you why, but I like your eyes the best out of anyones. It feels real to be seen by you. It does not feel like an act, as it does with most. I am not invisible to you. When I speak you seem to hear me. I seem to have a voice, I seem to have feelings. I exist. This undoubtedly is a selfish desire. I got so desperate in my rush to exist, to really exist to someone other than myself that I forgot to return it unto you. I forgot to let you exist as you are. I forgot that you, too, deserve to be seen. You are not a machine built only to percieve. You breathe, in and out, feel hurt, feel love, feel despair, grief, loss, unrelenting boredom, as we all do. It is a selfish desire of mine to be percieved. It most certainly is.
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Nov 3, 2025
Nov 3, 2025 at 10:19 AM UTC
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