Romantics Anonymous

I'm a romantic, in the truest sense of the word.

I'll ignore the signs and go where my heart leads.

I'll do it scared.

I'll say it with my voice shaking and my eyes stinging.

I hate it when people who haven't risked anything call themselves romantics.

They aren't. This isn't something you half-ass.

You know those cheesy movies where the guy races to the airport?

Or the ones where she makes her confession in a crowded room on his wedding day?

Yeah, those aren't cheesy. That’s a Monday in the life of a romantic.

That's living life on the edge.

That's understanding the brevity of this thing called life.

That's watching the news and seeing death for what it is: a full stop.

That's understanding that you'd rather risk it all than live without the thing.

Hello, everyone. I'm a romantic.