Those Who Stand For You...

We all at most times, know where we stand.
Where we stand in a relationship, with people, with life in general.
We also know where people stand with us.
I know where I stand with a lot of people.
I try to stand tall.
I have so many wonderful human beings in my life. I am so grateful and blessed. I must always put them first.
I will not put the people that just leave me disappointed and hurt first any longer.
What is the logic in that?

Of course we appreciate the people who care about us and love us and put us first, but it's only the human in us all not to really focus on them the most. Instead we focus on the people who don't. The people who we want.
It's poison that we drink ourselves.
It's wanting. It's giving and wanting in return. It's hoping.
No matter what you do for them, no matter how much you give and love, sometimes... they will never put you first. They will never want you back.
It's vicious and cruel. It's heartache. It's twisted. It's toxic.

The easy part is knowing where someone stands. The hardest is the knowing where you stand.
That's the risk we must take. That's the pain in a nutshell just waiting to burst. It's the unknown.
Know where you stand. Know where they stand.
Put those who stand for you first.