From the first day I met you

You have impressed me with

your mind

your prowess

your intelligence

your tenacity

your loyalty

your strength

-yet-

with all of these fine qualities

you still

have managed to focus on the

negative aspects

of your powerful nature

your control

your pride

your self

your command

your superiority

your entitlement

-all the while-

lacking in the emotional maturity

necessary

to complete me

to satisfy me

to be my soul mate

-and so-

I wile away the hours

agonizing over you

and wondering

if ever one that I have loved so much

would be able to change

to soften

to submit

to love

to learn

to nurture me

to fulfill my needs

and I know that deep down

it is the hardest struggle of your life

to love me more than yourself.