George Owino
2 min readAug 17, 2022

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Hey there, when did you get this good, heck, when did you get this perfect?

I admit I haven't been consciously checking up on you as I should and probably my observation of you isn't the most correct one but today it hit me, you've changed so much. I could say it breaks my heart and everyone would wonder if I said you've become perfect how can that be heartbreaking? Pretty sure I will be accused of jealousy, not wanting to see you prosper and so many other things, but I promise that isn't the case here.

Listen, I know how defensive you get when your brilliance is put into question and trust me, I'll be the last person to want to go there. In these moments I disassociated from you, I realize you had to forge a new path existing. The result of it all is what you've become, flawless at things you shouldn't even be vaguely mediocre at.

I wonder, when did you become such a profound weakling, when did you let your emotions and desires run the show? Let me ask you this, how long has it been since logic, dedication and determination just decided you are no longer a worthy host? When did you form such an unbreakable bond with rocrastination? He seems like your closest buddy; him and his good nothing friend; Laziness.

When did you get so good at pretending you are normal? Who sold you the idea of keeping your head down? Who told you dimming your shine is a way to go through life? Who the fuck told you the best thing for you is to just get by? Did my abandonment had anything to do with it? Do you need my undivided attention to stay on top of all the great things that makes you phenomenally YOU?

Sure I get distracted with life but this version of you is terrifying. I am so scared not just for you but everyone who'll never get to see how shiny your light is. And selfishly, I really want to see how high you can climb, so here I am to nudge you in the opposite direction. Uphill battle or not, we are turning things around.

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