Loving you is easy 

Leaving him is hard

 

Loving you is easy 

Like breathing spring air 

After a long winter

My favorite scent, invigorating, yet safe

 

Leaving him is hard 

Like self-surgery 

Dissecting every ounce of me

And cutting flesh with my own hand

 

Loving you is easy

Like a nap on a summer's day

After a cool shower 

In silk sheets

 

Leaving him is hard 

Like trying to cram all I own

Into a tiny trunk 

And compartmentalize my heart

 

Loving you is easy

Like coming home after a trip

And you actually cleaned before you left

And it feels like you belong

 

Leaving him is hard

Like staring at a bandage

Not a bandaid, those are trivial

But debating if a mortal wound is ready 

 

Loving you is easy

Like speaking my native tongue 

 

Leaving him is hard

Like leaving my hometown

 

Loving you is easy

Like floating in the pool

 

Leaving him is hard

Like drowning in the ocean

 

Loving you is easy

Like driving home on the local streets

 

Leaving him is hard

Like flying blind in a sandstorm

 

Loving you is easy

Leaving him is hard

You don't get one

Without the other

 

Loving you is easy

Leaving him is hard

And hearts torn in two

Don't beat the same