You Don't Know Me. Yet.

I am open.

I am non-judgemental.

I am hard working.

I am loving.

I worry too much.

I want to know about your life, because I care.

I'm tough.

I break, but only for a little while.

I can handle anything that's thrown at me.

I will be your best friend when everyone else disappears.

I will be the shoulder you can cry on.

I might give you advice on whim, whether you want to hear it or not.

I can't keep my mouth shut (or my thoughts secret).

I will make time for you, even when I don't have time for myself.

I won't hesitate to tell you what I think of you, or of a situation you're in.

I will accept you and support you no matter what.

Does that always mean that I agree with what you do?

No.

I'll never judge you for it. Ever.

Does that mean I'll secretly hate you?

Of course not.

I will love you more for it.

I could be upset with you for things you've done. I could threaten and take away the friendship we have.

But would I ever do that?

You need to know that I wouldn't...

Because that's just not me.

So, stop assuming or thinking that you already know what I want.

If you really want to know what I think, or how I think, take the time to get to know me.

Understand what it's like to be a friend with me. Maybe then you'll see just how much I worry and care about the people I know. Every single one of them. Even the ones who I can't relate to. Even the ones I've just met.

Maybe then you'll know just how much things mean to me and what has made me the person I am today. Because, let me tell you, it wasn't easy. I suffered a lot, and I will suffer more. But in the end, I will be better for it. And who knows, maybe you will be too.

You don't know me. At least, not yet.