humane

i understand pain

i understand lust

i understand loneliness

i understand mistakes

i understand insecurities

i understand the need for attention

i understand the want for independence

i understand love




but
what i understand and what i tolerate are two completely different things



and
no one can sympathize
my biggest flaw
is precisely my capacity to understand


for a while
i thought it was mere paranoia
but it is not, i discovered