batskeets | Oh, all right.

I'll bite, although I may not make it through to Day 10. ;)

Day One: Ten things you want to say to ten different people right now.

1. I once wrote that I envied how expressive you are with your feelings. I admire the strength that you must have to open yourself that way, and I try to follow your example a little more each day.

2. You're a person of greater depth than most give you credit for, and there's a reason why so many people are drawn to you.

3. I'm glad that you came into my life so unexpectedly, even if the timing was kind of awful. I trust you more than I probably have any right to, and I hope neither of us gets burned as a result of that.

4. You're a better person than you know, and I sometimes find myself missing you more than you'll ever miss me. I can't decide if it'd be harder to have you come back into my life, or to have you stay out of it.

5. I sometimes think a lot of your current persona is just bluster for the sake of protecting yourself. But, at the same time, it's hard not to feel a little plain and shy when I'm standing next to it.

6. I occasionally wonder what could happen with us, if we weren't quite so similar.

7. It kills me that I don't have the strength to be your friend right now, or possibly ever. Even years later, I still feel guilt when I think about how I hurt you.

8. It's pretty painful to see your confusion about why your life is the way it is, when so much of it is your own anxiety and pessimism bringing it upon you. I hope you can find a way to recover from all the undeserved negative reactions you got from others when you were young.

9. I'm not sure why we aren't closer, and it makes me sad, at times. But I'm happy to have you there, in whatever capacity we can give each other.

10. Things didn't end on the greatest note with us, but I've at least been able to learn from your mistakes, and that's wonderful. Hopefully, you'll be able to learn those lessons for yourself one day, too.

~~Day One: Ten things you want to say to ten different people right now.~~
Day Two: Nine things about yourself.
Day Three: Eight ways to win your heart.
Day Four: Seven things that cross your mind a lot.
Day Five: Six things you wish you’d never done.
Day Six: Five people who mean a lot (in no order whatsoever).
Day Seven: Four turn offs.
Day Eight: Three turn ons.
Day Nine: Two smileys that describe your life right now.
Day Ten: One confession.