I was too weak to face myself
And you were collateral
The could have beens for the coward then
More ridiculous now from time's vantage
My vision of you and my perception of self
Completely incompatible

You came to me a woman
Your mind was made, your path was paved
I was still a boy and too much a fool
Honestly afraid of your power
To make my ego admit
That you were better than me

Now daunted by the vista of my ignorance
No longer scared to look I see how low I was
The frailty I grafted to you, the idea
Blinded me to your beautiful reality
But granted me solace in my fantasy
I was lying to myself

I was the weakling, I was the looser
But you were the one who lost.
Somehow you saw through my facade
Your heart smelled the love I buried deep
The potential man you offered your hand
Saw fate and ran away