Unreachable

Who am I?
More importantly, who do you want me to be?
So many questions
No answers I can give to sooth you
Fears holding you in a tight grip
Shaking sanity and logic within its grasp
I desperately try to set you free
This uphill battle grows steeper with each step
With no one else to guide us
No one must know
No one can know

No freedom of expression for an artist
Creating only in your vision
Until your perfection is reached
But such existence is one
Only in fairy tales can they be seen
Stories told at bed time
To help lull us to sleep
But still you continue to focus
On that image only you can see
But day by day I will work on that image
Each stroke meticulously placed
So that I may glimpse at your happiness
Even only for a moment

But there is no satisfaction in your eyes
One goal achieved only brings a new one
More demanding than before
So you continue on your journey
A treacherous uphill climb to that pedestal
Where everyone can see you from below
But how long before you realize
You will be standing there alone