The Man I Once Knew

Life isn't something you can play like an instrument or read like a book. It's like poker or improv - there are rules and "cheats" to make it easier but no way of knowing the turnout.
Contradictions, love, betrayal, hurt, lust, disgust, joy, all the things we can't control. I know the feeling, the desire, the overwhelming urge to do something I know I'll regret.
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Poetry saved my life. I hope you find comfort in my words the way I do.