What I Know So Far

Let it be known: I am still learning how to love, I still don't have all the answers, And that loving somebody Makes life feel much, Much longer. And depending on the kind of relationship you're in, You will either enjoy Or absolutely dread The way life drags. ... A healthy relationship for me Is a bottomless flower pot Where you grow so fragrantly- Where your roots Look like the most graceful lightning strike And you don't worry about no weeds. If there is no room for you to grow as a person Then you are trying to bloom On barren land. That relationship Is a waste of time with a smile on its face. A romanticized dead zone. ... A healthy relationship Is not jealous And makes room for everyone else in your heart. Your mom Your friends Your co workers Your gods The versions of you that you hate The versions of you that they hate If your relationship Feels a lot more like boot camp And a lot less like a never ending family vacation from loneliness Then I suggest you leave. If you have to love on your tiptoes Then I suggest you leave. Because you can get your heart back But your time is a withering currency ... A healthy relationship Is understanding. It holds onto its tongue Until you've finished telling your side of the story. It shares its umbrella with you Even though you dragged the rain cloud in. Always remember That your unpredictable matrimony runs on the power of two Meaning that your failure, or success Relies on sincere choice. ... Healthy relationships, Are honestly a totally subjective ideal. But the bottom line Is that as long as you two Are happy As long as you two Are honest As long as your tongues twist the same way And your hearts speak the same language- As long as It feels less like work And more like love, You have nothing to worry about.