Give me attention
I know what you were thinking when you read that title
Attention seeker, Attention whore, Craves the spotlight
But that’s not the case
Really, it isn’t.
Imagine you are standing on the edge of a boat and your getting ready to jump. You see an incoming boat with a family on board. Wouldn’t you want them to give you attention?
Your about to do something that could potentially change your life, end your life even
Wouldn’t you want their attention?
I’m not saying I’m going to go jump off a boat to sort out the messed up things in my head
But I want to know someone is listening, giving me attention, for once
Is that really so bad?
The noun attention has so many negative connotations
Why is it a crime if I want someone to attend to me?
A mother attends to her baby’s cry
The police attend to 999 calls
So why is it any different if I, a 19 year old woman still needs attention.
Attention in itself is not a bad thing
It’s what you do with that attention that matters
I don’t want to bask in its glow or gloat that I am getting attention
I want it so that I can be better
I want it so I can go back to normal
I need it.