Strength

This is my ode to teaching...

strength evades me
it has oozed out every crevice of my body
i can no longer endure
the granted i am taken for

i face you daily
pouring out my soul, my dignity
yet, the more i care
the less of yourself you share

you avoid me
put up those walls, don't let me in
afraid to expose yourself
afraid to expose your weaknesses

i am not disrespectful to you
this is simply who i am, what i do
i am not playing games
not until you force me to

what is it you want from me?
what should i do?
i know its my fault
my actions enable you

i no longer feel the strength
to endure what you put me through
but i'm not sure i have it in me
to stop caring for you

what is the answer to this puzzle?
where is the key?
what am i to do
with what you're giving me?