Paper Cuts

as my honey says…

and that is true…isn’t “potential” something that is given to you rather than something you actually possess? you don’t declare out loud that you have potential; often a person with an opinion who has authority (or the chops) will give (unto you) that coveted rating on the potential meter. oy.

i’d hate to define myself as someone with “potential.” way too much pressure, and it’s a bit jaded as well. potential to do what? what you want me to do? in the way that you think is fit to do it?

maybe i’m being a bit negative here but my point is, i’d hate to be loved/hated/or simply regarded as something based on my “potential”. if this was so in a relationship then the weight of my actions from that point forward would be about the other person rather than me. tomorrow is always a new day and i want the freedom to be whomever and to do whatever i choose.

potential, as in forever evaluating,
never resting,
a grade upon the refrigerator and the neverending medal to be won.