What is it the I'll want from you? Not love: that would be too much to ask. Not forgiveness, which isn't yours to bestow. Only a listener, perhaps; only someone who will see me. Don't prettify me though, whatever else you do: I have no wish to be a decorated skull. But I leave myself in your hands. What choice do I have? By the time you read this last page, that- if anywhere- is the only place I will be.

Summary

This quote speaks to the speaker's longing for understanding and acknowledgement, rather than expecting love or forgiveness. They desire a listener who will truly see them without embellishing or distorting their true nature. The speaker recognizes their vulnerability and willingly entrusts themselves to the reader's interpretation, for, ultimately, that is where their essence will reside upon the completion of the manuscript.

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