Painful Pedastals

Pedestals are the eerie places we place those we envy, hate or wish pain toward. It is not the place we place those we honor, or those who possess the qualities we admire.

It is not the place we place those who prove themselves or those who achieve more than we think we ever could. It is the place we place those who we secretly want to fail. The pedestal is not a friendly place and God knows there is no company far up there.

It's not a place that welcomes anyone and it is awfully cold with thin air up there. It makes deep breaths virtually impossible. It is lonely and depressing and there is far more risk involved than being on the grounded plains we walk on. We put them there because we know the risk involved, and ultimately because we know they will always, always fall...

And when they do we act surprised, disappointed and even betrayed. In reality it is our fault; we put them there knowingly and although their fall can have catastrophic results, we never help put the pieces back together. Instead we look for the next victim and await the next descent.