23.

Before I met you, I did not believe in giving people second chances.

But then I saw you, with your wild eyes, wild hair, soft heart.

I was drawn to your gentle words, dark moods, sweet promises.

I fell for everything about you.

I let you into the mangled mess of my heart,

I let you sift your way through the rubble.

Somehow, you always managed to find the treasure in another man’s trash.

I shared with you a side of me that I barely knew existed.

Together, we ruled the world.

Our time together taught me so much,

But it is the last lesson you gave me that I hold most dear:

It is not wise to give people second chances.

-J

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