On a Breaking Bridge

“I'm not saying you're not entitled to your rage--or any feeling really—I'm saying that if you yell at every person that wants to help because you're tired of explaining, you're going to alienate everyone. Won't that set you back to the beginning, you versus the world?” It was the first time where I got to voice a full thought and everything came out like an avalanche. My concern grew as I saw an angry flush crawl up Sacha's neck and into her face.

Her hands balled into fists as she fell into her Tae Kwon Do stance. “You're just as bad as everyone else. I should have known.”

“Should have known what? That a straight male could never measure up to whatever fucking standard you are holding us to? That I'm a homophobic, Nazi, scumbag that could never empathize with your oppression? I don't know what you see but let me tell you what I see. I see you are driving every single one your friends away one at a time. It's real hard being personally responsible for every problem in your life."

"Try being on this side."