sweet pea

Here it is. I saw potential in you. I was the hope in your life. But really,I just wore myself better than you did. The only difference between us is that I know I'll be okay,that I can do what I have to do and that I'm a good person that other people can count on. But you unraveled that. You had a good soul;the problem is that you don't know it yourself. You don't have the words. Nobody has ever held up a mirror to you and said,"Look,you are a good person,you can do this." I saw inside you when you thought I wasn't looking,and what I saw was this amazing person. You thought I saw otherwise,that I looked down on you,but that isn't right. The truth is,you look down on yourself. You're afraid of exploring beyond your own cubbyhole,of meeting anybody's expectations. I'm tired of trying to change you. Its ridiculous,attempting to make someone they're simply not. But you know what mattered most? I believed in you,& I believed you capable of being a better person. I wasn't pretending.