Make Shift Family

Was it what you expected?
Your make shift wife and pliable child?
You convinced me of your awe.
You tried to pour your dreams into my very soul but they were yours, always yours.
Your wife refuses direction.
Your child matches your will.
No, it is not your perfection, we were not your perfection.
Were we ever?
Did you really want your picket fence?
I doubt you were ever genuine.
Tell me why you chose me.
Did I fit some misconceived perception of what you thought you wanted?
You realized too late I was not the one.
How could I have been?
I'm not as easily manipulated as you would like.
I don't bend.
I was never that limber for anyone.
What made you think you were different?