I Give Up. You're Too Much For Me. — Summary

Fuck it. I'm sick of staying quiet. Silence is for when I'm hiding something from my family, Not my friends. Just don't make a face or laugh or insult.

Dude, I have a crush on you. Stop talking to me if you want. I don't care. I'm sick of talking and feeling like I'm just annoying you. You give off the 'I hate this' vibe sometimes. Well.... Almost all the time. Sometimes I feel like you don't mind. Like the time I walked over after the math test, And I watched your face change into a smile. Made me feel good, Cause I never feel like the people I'm talking to like me. I figured out why I can't read people, by the way. It's the ADHD. Some of us have more extreme symptoms than others- Pretty sure I have more than I'm supposed to. So anyways. How about it? You want me to stop talking to you now, Or just make myself forget I like you? (I can do that. Trick myself into not having a crush. It's pretty easy. Most of the time)

Alright, I'm just wasting time now. I'll see ya tomorrow. Maybe. Well, I will see you, Since I always look to see if you're in class. I hate it, By the way. You're just a boy- Most people don't even notice you. So why the fuck do I notice? Seriously. I hate being attracted to you. It's harsh, Cause you're more unreadable to me Than a book written in mandarin. Maybe it's how you make me think before I speak, Or how you don't make fun of me for random things I do. Or is it the fact that you'll talk to me, Even though you said you like not talking to people? I give up. Just- Just don't make a face at me. Don't insult me. Don't laugh at me. I don't offend easy, But I do hurt easy. It sucks. Have a good day.

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The speaker is fed up with staying quiet and decides to tell a friend, bluntly, that they have a crush on them. It reads like a rambling confession said out loud, full of stops, jokes and second thoughts. The speaker admits they often feel annoying, can't tell whether the other person likes them, and blames ADHD for struggling to read people. Small details, like the smile after the math test, show how much a single moment matters to them.

The feelings are tangled. The speaker says they hate being attracted to this person, yet lists what draws them in: being made to think before speaking, not being mocked, and being talked to at all. The offhand tone, with "I give up" and "Have a good day," seems to hide nerves. The closing plea, "I don't offend easy, but I do hurt easy," is the emotional center. The mood is awkward, honest and vulnerable, with a bit of defiant humor holding it together.

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