My family members talk a lot, but I don't mind. It doesn't feel like they need to.
[ (You think about how Loop asked if you'd rather them be quiet, since they talked a lot and you hadn't.
But they always seemed to know what you meant even when you said nothing at all, and how annoying but comforting it was. You like listening. It's fine if someone else carries the conversation, as long as they don't think you're just putting up with it.
... You think about how often you zone out, now. The same lines, the same faces, the same play you've been living, and guilt eats your pounding heart.
You aren't putting up with it. You aren't. Are you?) ]
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[ (You think about how Loop asked if you'd rather them be quiet, since they talked a lot and you hadn't.
But they always seemed to know what you meant even when you said nothing at all, and how annoying but comforting it was. You like listening. It's fine if someone else carries the conversation, as long as they don't think you're just putting up with it.
... You think about how often you zone out, now. The same lines, the same faces, the same play you've been living, and guilt eats your pounding heart.
You aren't putting up with it. You aren't. Are you?) ]
Are your colleagues the kind that do?