it’s not really a second chance. she might argue it’s a fifth or sixth chance. no, it’s much more like rounding the circle and, as my friend T.S. says, arriving where I started and knowing the place for the first time.

i have the chance for new eyes every moment, no matter how exhausted the situation. it starts with quiet mindfulness and the willingness to look in the dark places. i have that chance right now: to declare my love despite fear, to speak simply and honestly instead of vaguely for the sake of mysterious beauty.

i am in love. i just wanted you and you and you to know.

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