Third Time's No Charm

I've never been

One for longevity

At least not romantically

I learned from my first love

That if you want something too much

It will only get taken away

My second love

taught me this too

But in a much more violent way

He stole himself

Replaced his love with hate

After him I swore

I'd never be the fool again

And fools fall in love

So when I heard my

Head and heart

Yelling, "I love you," once again

I ran

I hid

I found every reason

Why it was a terrible idea

And I still know that

It is indeed

A terrible idea

To love you

I don't believe in

Third time's the charm

So perhaps instead

This time I'll send

All that love

I want to give

To myself

Instead of to someone

Who doesn't give a damn

And likely never truly will