People's Expectations

by Baby Rainbow   Jul 10, 2012


What do you expect from me,
what is it you want to see?
Everything I do is wrong
and it feels like I just don't belong.
I'm sorry I'm not like the rest
but all I can do is try my best.
Nothing that I try and do
will ever be good enough for you.
If I don't do it right,
it just makes us fight.
and if I don't do it at all,
it drives you up the wall.
So I curl up into a ball,
at least this way I cannot fall.
I cannot be what I am not
being myself is all I've got.
I wish some people would leave me alone,
I'd cope so much better on my own.
No expectations to always follow
and not having to worry about tomorrow.
But until then I'm stuck right here,
living silently with this fear.
Hoping to be braver one day
and maybe be able to feel okay.

Saffie
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6/6/12

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  • 12 years ago

    by A Poets Handwriting aka ALISHA

    I can relate so much to this piece. All the emotions you have described, I feel the same way.

    People expect so much but we can only give them our best. Yet sometimes, people ask for more and we cannot give them that.

    It's not only their expectations that have us angry and upset, but also their control - always trying to tell us what to do with our lives. We, by right, can make our own choice what we do. It may not be the right one for them or even for us, but at least we can say that it was our decision.

    It's heartbreaking to see people depressed and oppressed because of the actions of people around them.

    A fantastic poem that describes the emotions to this reality perfectly and clearly.

    5/5

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