Lessons Learned

I wanted so badly to believe that you were this diamond in the rough
That if I loved you enough, you'd reveal your true luster.

I wanted to believe that your fire was exactly what I needed to set my world ablaze.
That the warmth of your skin was the perfect complement to the thin layer of snow that coated my bones.

But the thing about wildfires are that they're unpredictable.
Sometimes, you just can't control the blaze.
Sometimes, no matter how deep you venture into the mines,
You still come up with just coal.