Changed Unachievably

I wanted to be beautiful for you,

so I learned to walk on toothpick soles.

Still, the horn of a unicorn lay on a different head.

I wanted to be strong for you,

so my shoulders wept.

Yet Atlas still lifts up my feet.

I wanted to be smart for you,

and Socrates took residence in my gums.

But the originality cog was missing.

Yet I was never enough,

not for you,

but by me for you.

Because that’s what a better half does-

encourages you to be your best.

Become the unachievable.

But you’ll never make it.