I called you my mentor
But sometimes tormentor
Was closer to being the truth.

I'd try but I'd fail
And the cost of my failure
Was often that you'd hit the roof.

I'd try very hard
But I'd just hit the ceiling
And  your expectations were high

They went through the roof.
I'd try hard to please you
But often displease you
I guess that's just how you are?

It can never be known
If you'd left me alone
The creature I might have become.

But you are my mentor
It's been an adventure
Without you I'd never have won.