You were joking,
So I laughed.
Pretending,
And I broke.
All the while,
Being buried alive,
By the guilt, the shame, the desire.
To be the daughter you imagined.
And the tears attempted to flow,
But I held them in, cos I had to.
Controlled my breathing, with everything I had.
And the deception worked, because you missed it.
I gave you what I could, what I can, of the daughter you deserve.
I give you all I\'ve got, everything I have, to be the daughter you forged me to be.
I will give you everything I could be, every possible outcome of my life, to see you smile.
I will sacrifice who I am, to be who it is you need me to be, just for you to be okay with who I am.
For me to be enough.