if, then

if I'm a woman

and you're a man

and if we come together

so naturally, flawlessly

if I make you laugh

and you make me smile

and if we lift each other

so high, effortlessly

if I take care of your heart

and you play adoringly with mine

and if we are lost in each other

so real, honestly

if I ask you not to leave

and you say you cannot stay

and if this hurts us both

so broken, deeply

if all of life is left to chance

and by chance our paths have crossed

if we choose to walk in opposite directions

then by choice all of life is lost