Envelope

My wife and I drove by a soft-cushioned chair that had been set out and thought “Hey, someone threw away a perfectly good chair that might look great upstairs!” We loaded the chair into my truck and drove it home. It smelled slightly of cat pee so we decided to rip out the cloth bottom and check for any bugs or other nasties. From the bottom fell this envelope with a poetic turn written across: “If loving you is a crime, then I’d be happy doing time.” We’re not sure if this is a quote from an unnamed source or if it’s original inspiration, but I’m sure something happened that moved the author to pen it down. We wonder if there was ever anything inside the envelope- money or another letter- or if it was just the first available scrap. In any case, we hope the sentiment was felt by the intended.