Always
The realizations are coming hard and fast. I've been a fool; that's understood. I've begun to see myself for what I truly am. And it ain't pretty, folks. My good qualities are known. I hope big. I love even bigger. I am driven. I don't mind throwing myself into hard situations. I've learned I don't have to rely on myself all the time. But, I'm still independent. That's all good. What bothers me is what I didn't see. Or, rather, what I didn't want to see. I deceived myself in matters of the heart. I walked right into a pit and a snare — one right after the other. I will attest to her good qualities until the day I die. I've known this girl since we were ten years old. I watched her grow up into an impressive young woman, lost her for many years, then discovered her to be the same person she was then, only better. She's amazing. I can't say it enough. She's the smartest woman I've ever known. She has an eerie in...