For Pretend (Part 3)

It bugs me. It really bugs me. 
HOW SOME PEOPLE SEEM TO WANT TO ACT TOWARD ME.
EVEN THOUGH I WOULDN'T DO THAT TO THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's natural to think:
"All I have to be is nice and kind to them...."
FOR THEM TO BE KIND TO ME.

BUT IT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK LIKE THAT.

SOME PEOPLE AREN'T WIRED TO BE CONSIDERATE.
SOME PEOPLE ARE TAKERS, NOT GIVERS.
SOME PEOPLE DON'T NOTICE OR VALUE EFFORT.
SOME PEOPLE ONLY RESPOND WHEN IT BENEFITS THEM.

I WAS TOLD THIS: "YOUR INSTINCT ABOUT HOW
PEOPLE SHOULD TREAT EACH OTHER... IS RIGHT."

AND THIS: "YOU'VE BEEN DEALING WITH PEOPLE
WHO DON'T LIVE UP TO THAT."

BUT WHAT BUGS ME IS SEEING THEM TREAT EVERYONE ELSE
THE WAY THEY COULD HAVE TREATED ME, TOO.
HAD THEY WANTED TO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HAD THEY JUST WANTED TO DO THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THEY COULD HAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THE WHOLE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IF THEY WANTED TO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FOR ME TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BUT THEY DIDN'T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And someone was trying to tell me:
"It feels like rejection...."

MAYBE TO SOME IT MIGHT......
I'M JUST REALLY DISAPPOINTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IF YOU DON'T "NEED" THEM...
THEY WANT TO "HURT" YOU FOR THAT?????????????
ARE YOU KIDDING ME???????????????