Not Everything Gets a Response From Me

Real Talk Vol. 32

Lately…

I don’t feel like talking.

Not sad.

Not upset.

Just…

Quiet.

Conversations feel different now.

I notice everything.

The small talk.

The repetition.

The same thoughts.

The same energy.

And I’m there…

But not really there.

Listening.

But not engaged.

I used to force it.

Laugh.

Respond.

Keep it going.

Now…

I don’t.

I let it fall flat.

I let it end.

I don’t pick it back up.

Because I don’t feel like I have to anymore.

Not every conversation needs me.

Not every moment needs a response.

Not everything deserves my energy.

And it’s not personal.

It’s just where I am.

Some things don’t interest me anymore.

Some conversations don’t stimulate me.

Some connections feel…

Surface level.

And I can’t fake depth.

Not anymore.

So I don’t.

I sit in the silence.

I let it be what it is.

Short.

Unforced.

Done.

And honestly…

That feels better than pretending.

–C