Maybe the person you're with
doesn't have to be your best friend.
Maybe the person you're with
doesn't have to share your values.
Maybe the person you're with
doesn't have to be with you
when you need them to be.

Maybe it's okay for your other half to smoke
even though you hate the smell that sticks to their clothes.
Maybe it's okay for your other half to drink
even though you're uncomfortable when it's with strangers.
Maybe it's okay for your other half
to be a stranger.

Maybe it's okay that the person you love
makes you cry endlessly for days.
Maybe it's okay that the person you love
swallows your heart and spits it to the ground.
Maybe it's okay that the person you love
isn't the right person
for you to love.