I Always Do My Best for You

I always do my best for you— God, I really try. I hold back storms inside my chest Just to keep your skies dry. I bite my tongue, I bend, I break, I give more than I take. And every time I think I’m close, You slip like light on lake. I wish you’d see the quiet ways I love you—without show. The little things I never say, But pray somehow you know. You never ask how much it costs To smile when I feel small. To stand back, cheering for your win, While I feel nothing at all. I’m not perfect, no, not even close. But I show up. I stay. And still it feels like who I am Just never makes you stay. I always do my best for you. Every single day. But somehow, That’s never enough— And I don't know what else to say.