i could never
measure
up...

you wanted a strong
woman,
one that knew and
felt
and was afraid of nothing...

I was a girl...
untouched by
most of the dirt of the world...

You changed that.

Now I am woman,
strong,
knowing,
and feeling the 
breath of
each day
exhaling around me.

Time is running out.

I could never measure up

Now I am too much
too tall
too unyielding
and too smart
to be betrayed...

You will never 
measure up.