Potentially Pointless

Potential is what a person is possible capable of.  The problem is only seeing the potential and nothing else. I was someone who always saw the potential.  I never took the time actually to see if that person would change potential into purpose. I married the potential in both of my exes instead of realizing that's all that it was.  All they had was possibility.  They never went past the possibles.  We tend to think that if we love the person enough, support them enough, do everything in the world for them, they will realize the potential we see in them.  Unfortunately, it's an expectation that we have to realize that we can't keep having.  It's a setup for failure.  Instead, meet that person where they are.  There are points where the person should be left where they are.  Place your boundaries and your peace.  Potential can be a poison if you let it stay in your life.