Everyone asks for multiple chances 

But I only give 2

The first one could be a mistake 

but the second they mean it

This I've learned the hard way, see how people move

The way that they switch up when they don't think you’re looking

Like their apologies are rehearsed instead of sounding real

Two chances is enough to see their intentions

Enough to see if they slipped or if that is who they are

Not everyone deserves multiple chances

Some show their true colors the first time you meet them

Others will stab you in the back

But there's a few who genuinely don't mean it

Which is the complicated part 

Now and then, you'll find someone who messes up

But you’re able to notice if they didn’t do it to hurt you

Those are the rare ones, they are the ones that learn

They are the ones that take my forgiveness as a free pass

To keep hurting me

But most:

Reveal themselves quickly

With their attitude 

Their silence

And some by the way that they treat you thinking that you'll stay no matter what

But once you see it but wont be able to unsee it

“If you give a mouse a cookie he's going to ask for a glass of milk.”

If you give a person more than two chances they’re probably gonna ask for another 

That how it goes

The more you give the more they take

Until your drained and questioning why did you let it get this far

People will get comfortable with the kindness you give

Settling with your patience

And also comfortable with cross lines the ones you never thought they'd cross

I'm going to stick with the chances I give

Not because I don't care,

But because I have respect for myself

Peace is expensive,

And I'm done letting people walk all over me.

– E. J.