Because of you

because of you i learned how to love.
because of you i learned how to open my heart.
because of you i learned how to be patient.
because of you i learned how to wait.


because of you i learned what's right from wrong.
because of you i learned how to be strong.
because of you i learned that there's no perfect man.
because of you i learned that i am no pedestal.


because of you i learned how to understand.
because of you i learned how to fight.
because of you i learned how to support.
because of you i learned how to comfort.


because of you i learned how to be a woman.
because of you i learned how to control my emotions.
because of you i learned how to be vulnerable.
because of you i learned to be still.