a n y w a y .
She doesn’t argue.
She lets people finish. That’s the difference.
She’s already decided what matters and what doesn’t,
and most things don’t.
She’s underestimated constantly.
Not because she’s quiet, but because she doesn’t perform intelligence, kindness, or confidence for anyone.
She hears opinions the way you hear background noise.
Present, irrelevant, gone.
Her clothes aren’t loud.
They don’t need to be.
They say one thing, once, and then stop.
She’s not cold, she’s selective.
She’s not rude, she’s finished.
Anyway isn’t an attitude.
It’s what happens after you stop explaining yourself.
And if that makes you uncomfortable?
That’s embarrassing.