‘Find my own Leonardo’. I friend of mine once said. I have been a life time Leonardo fan, Leonardo DiCaprio that is. The greatest actor of our time, every girl’s dream, at least that’s what I believed in high school. I remember the first time I saw him on the big screen, I was fourteen years old and Romeo + Juliet had just come out. And then there was Titanic and the phenomenon it was. Leonardo starred as Jack, chasing his Rose on board of this unsinkable ship, that sank on its first voyage across the Atlantic. “I’ll never let go Jack, I’ll never let go”.
Now that I’m older I have learned my ‘Leonardo’ is not my baby daddy, or my provider, nor my roommate. My Leonardo is my lover. I know who my Leonardo is. You are a sweetheart, my friend with benefits. You are a disaster, but oh so entertaining. You are so smart and gifted, but you are too young. You have seen the world, just like I did. I know you adore me. I just haven’t met you yet.
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