We call it a first chance, but maybe it’s just a trial run,
After all, we are not always prepared when an opportunity presents itself,
But we take that shot anyway,
And we often miss.

It could also be something else,
For example, we try to create an opportunity,
And it seems like a good idea,
But we don’t think it through.

Which do we regret more,
Taking a chance and failing,
Or not doing anything
And then wishing we had at least tried?

But then there is the opportunity for a second chance,
And we know a little more this time,
Perhaps what we call a second chance
Is really the first.