Meant To Be #1

You sit in front of me, shake your head, and say,
“We just weren’t meant to be.”
But I wonder ...
Maybe if I try just a little harder to be who you need me to be,
Could I manipulate myself back into this relationship?
But then, I’m not being true to me;
Truth is what I need.
Truth.

I tried to be all things to you,
To change who I was, to work harder, to show by example,
And by action.
“This! This is how we should live!”
I willed my actions to say,
But it wouldn’t – couldn’t change you.
And then, I got tired of trying to change to please you.
There is a limit – yes! – to how much one person should change;
Where is that line?

There is something about getting to know each other,
And accepting each other for who we are -
Really are – that is beautiful.
Beautiful.

Truth and Beauty.