Everything You Do - He is We

The Game.

What is "The Game", you might ask? Well, let me tell you. The Game is what people do when they are interested in some one. People play mind tricks on each other because they are to afraid of getting rejected by others. Why can't we just face our fears and come out and tell each other how we feel, or how we don't feel? That's a damn good question. To be quite honest with you, I don't have an answer for you. I'm 21 years old, and I feel like the older I get, the less I understand The Game. Take tonight for example. Tonight I went to my usual cafe to get some work done, and a guy I was sort of interested in was sitting there doing his homework. This guy, OV, works there, and I'm friends with all the employees, and I'd like to say, that we are also friends. After a while of both of us talking from a distance, he came over and sat with me. Over this past weekend, we got into an argument because he was doing some shady stuff to me, and I'm not one for drama. So I called him on it. He took it all very well, and since that night, he's been making an honest effort to be nice to me. And I think we've been getting along better then previously. Tonight I invited him to come out with us, and he declined because he had too much homework to do. As a student, I completely respect that. At around 11 o'clock, he called me to ask me if I was still at the bar with every one. He then went on to tell me he changed his mind and that he was coming. It is now 10 to 1, and I just got home from the bar. He didn't really stand me up, but he definitely didn't show up or call to tell me he wasn't coming. I guess as a friend, that's alright. I, myself, wouldn't do that to some one. But that, ladies and gentlemen, is playing the game to the fullest.

I wish people would just man up and say what it is they're thinking. Life is hard enough, we don't need the extra stress of having to guess how people feel about us. A simple phone call would have been enough... But I guess as human beings we like the excitement of bringing people drama...

I really hate The Game.