this face

this face is driving me to extremes

she has embraced being a two-year-old with gusto
she is passionate, energetic, imaginative
she tells stories, she sings songs
she is a loving big sister and a caring mother to her dolls

sometimes my heart wants to burst through my chest
i am so proud of her and who she's becoming

and sometimes i almost bite through my own hand
so that i don't yell at or smack her
for being an unreasonable, overly-demanding little person
who, through her growth,
shows me where i still need to grow as well