Even as I listen I know you won’t ever understand,
You cannot know how hard it is to step out in faith,
In the face of friction and obstacles,
You cannot know how hard it is to disappoint those you tried so hard to please,
Because you have pleased them all your life.

I am not doing this to hurt you,
I am doing this for my own growth,
For my own future, my own happiness,
And I know that you won’t ever understand,
Because it’s not something you are used to,
It’s not something you have ever done.

I do this for the betterment of myself,
Because someday I will look back and be thankful,
For how far I have come,
How far I wish you could have come too,
And even though you can’t see how now,
I love you.

Even though I don’t act how you want,
I did not become what you wanted me to become,
I am stronger than I would have been,
I am wiser than I should have been,
And I appreciate the little things now more than ever,
And despite everything I am thankful for all the hardships,
Because they made me the person I am today.

As this person that you try to bend,
To bind to your own will and desire,
I will continue to grow and flourish however I was meant to,
And it will be a beautiful result one day,
I just hope you can appreciate and love me as me,
Just as I love you as you,
And I accept how you are and wish you could be happier for me.

We can only be responsible for so much,
As far as happiness, we can only make our own,
All I can do is love you as I can,
Keeping you in my heart every step of the way.