Didn’t care for the way he spoke

His clothes or his hair

Didn’t like the way he walked as though he didn’t have a care

Irritated me to no end his laugh and corny jokes

then something clanged my mind ….. I ended up being the jerk

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we have a mutual friend that was in the throes of addiction and we are both in recovery

I worked with the guy I detest to see if we could help him see…….

there was a way out from the hell he was living in

and both of us took turns driving him to meetings just being supportive friends

I began to see the guy I wanted to hate in a different light….. he was an “ oddball” but a pretty good guy

and through a shared interest in helping someone we cared about I now have a very close friend that I was determined to “hate”

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time and association has made something clear….. I initially didn’t want to see

the real problem I had with the guy

actually…… he is very much like me

ouch…..

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oboe the hobo