All For Nothing

I stretched myself

To be the perfect child

Well mannered, undemanding

Disciplined, not wild

I stretched myself

To be the model student

Worked hard to maintain

Top grades

I stretched myself

To keep in shape 

Giving up on chocolates 

Thin remained

I stretched myself

To fit into the image 

of the wife you envisaged

I'm not sure it was worth it

I stretched myself

To be a super mom

Giving up my job

Don't regret at all

I stretched myself

To live upto expectations

At every stage

I'm to blame

I stretched myself 

Spreading myself too thin

I realize now

How futile it was