He tried to be more than the boy he was- Caleb Scott

He tried to be more than the boy he was.
She knew he would always be that boy.
He tried to be less than they wanted him to be.
She knew he would be all that and more.
He tried to be the farmboy so he could someday grow up and be the king.
She knew he would never be either one.
He tried to be weak now so he could be strong later.
She knew he would only be pretending at both extremes.
He tried to craft a masterpiece.
She knew it was but a mockery of real art.
He tried to create music.
She knew it would never be more than noise.
He tried to play the Viscount.
She knew he could never run far enough into the sea to rescue her scarf.
He tried to play the Phantom.
She knew what he was hiding behind his mask.
He tried to pretend he was not weeping alone in his room.
She knew that he was.
He tried to deserve her.
She knew he never would.
He knew it, too.