risks

everytime you want to believe in something
you're faced with al lthe reasons not to.
Hell, everytime you step into a car,
you're risking your life.
Everytime you get drunk
you risk becoming an alcoholic.
everytime you kiss someone
and mean it
you risk heartbreak and rejection.

Part of the reward is feeling okay about yourself before you get the reward
of all you believe in coming to life.
To sit in the place of rejection and death and danger, alive
and self-affirmed
with the mere satisfaction that there's something you learned.