green illusion

This is going to be quick and unfortunately a little dirty because I feel I have said this in some sort of way before * ( Dead Friendships in a Chinese Bathroom... ) * but hey! Coming home... So recently I have been struggling to deal with people around me, specifically people and their expectations of me, from me and consequently frustrations when am unable to meet them. Am not here to say sorry or anything in that regard, naaaa... all I want remind you is that; disappointment is inevitable, its part of the game and life is full of disappointments. - if you are looking for solace, my boy Benji recently wrote a great piece on ' doors closing ' that may soothe your wounds.   You go into a thing expecting this and you get that. You go into a thing, not even knowing what the thing is or if am being polite not speaking up for yourself to start with and you get what you get. Heck sometimes you both agree on a thing but shit just happens - that is LIFE!  But nooooo.... you my darling

 "Don't you think you should get a job, Bolanle? Won't you apply for this bank job, in the newspapers, Bolnale? Didn't you see the handsome boy that was looking at you, Bolanle?" - Bolanle, The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives There are a couple of directions we could take with this, but then again.... but then again, what is the point? People talk! That is what we do, we talk and we give our opinions. We make sure we are heard even in the absence of voice. It is estimated that in the span of an average day, an individual speaks 7000 words. For context, 7000 is within the word limit for a short story. But anyway...  So what is the problem? Lets see, you are not comfortable with my relationship status, you did not quite like my tone in the email , I spoke too little and then too much, I could have used words with fewer syllables, the choice of my clothes bothers you a little and you believe I could have given you more attention the other evening.  Now here is