Loyalty

So loyalty...everyone feels differently about this subject. No one person is wrong or right, the dictionaries definition is so-so, and seeing as how most people can't agree on what restaurant to eat at, I doubt that you can get two people to agree on what loyalty means. And yet I seem to put a lot of weight on the word. I ask people to be loyal to me. I demand, at times, that they be so. But if I cannot really say what loyalty means to me, how can I expect to understand what others think about it?

Assuming loyalty from some one you don't even know is a mistake. I have discovered, in my short years, that most people won't remain true to you. Women in particular, if they want what you have, well they will stab you in the back very easily to obtain it. So is this karmic justice? Perhaps. One thing I know is that the friends I have, I know what to expect of them. Letting some one new in means taking my time, not assuming everyone is as “loyal” as my current friends.
I tend to trust really easily, put my life on a plate, and let others pick it over. Here’s the mistake I am making: most (not all) people who don’t know you, they don’t care if they hurt you. They are looking out for their interest alone. Some would say that this is how you can get through life, that you are your number one priority, and although there is some truth to that, it is not absolute. I am a firm believer that what comes around goes around (see paragraph two) and if you place everyone on the same level, you will treat people how you wish to be treated. If you can’t do this, well, I suppose you will see what happens.

They were both young
He believed in himself only
In his oversize Dickeys cinched up way high
She lived in her books and fantasies
They both searched for some sort of loyalty
When they made love begged each other just don’t betray me

Come be with me
Soothe my broken heart
Show me loyalty

Her mother’s heart has been shattered
Told her daughter to beware
But secrets and dreams you should never share
Trust only in change ‘cause hearts change
But betrayal always feels the same
But with him she found loyalty

Come be with me
Soothe my broken heart
Show me loyalty

‘Cause like a child you will never want for love
‘Cause all that I have I give to you
Come and take my hand and share my life with me
‘Cause you are my soul and I will always love you

Come be with me
Soothe my broken heart
Show me loyalty

I’ll be there for you
Right there for you

Come be with me
Soothe my broken heart
Show me loyalty

•MeShell NdegeOcello - Loyalty