Love is Easy. Relationships are Hard.

If the timing is right. If the communicationis clear. If the desires are the same. If thegeography can be condensed. If the eatinghabits are compatible. If the sleep schedulecan be arranged. If the friends are not trifling.If the exes are not crazy. If the toilet bowl staysscrubbed. If the taxes are paid. If the credit isn'tshot. If the papers are legit. If the addictions arehandled. If the life dreams are pursued. If the phonecan be picked up. If the families are friendly enough.If the jealousy can be reigned in. If the hygieneis on point. If the changes can be trusted. If the punchesaren't thrown. If the insults are neutralized. If the jobsstay steady. If the passion reinvigorates itself. If thereligious practices don't desecrate each other. If the liesrecede to truth. If the truth stays off Facebook andTwitter...and Tumblr. If the Skype doesn't malfunction.If the childhood trauma heals. If the teenage trauma heals.If the young adult trauma heals. If the middle-aged traumaheals. If the sociopolitical worlds settle. If the grudgesare finally let go...If we can do it (just this one time) for the love.

NOTE: Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai performs the poem above in a video you can watch  here.