Expectations

Do you know what I'm sick of?
Expectations 
Expected to live this picture perfect life
My life is not a post card
I do not own a picket fence
And if I did it would probably be black
And broken 
But that's ok
sometimes my life can be terrifying 
I spent 36 years trying to be someone I'm not
Waiting for the Pat on the head of approval i never got
What is it that I'm doing so wrong ?
Why is it that my efforts are never quite enough ?
So one day I decided 
No more
My heart is good and my soul is kind
This will help me sleep at night
An overachiever my whole life 
But who for ?
Who am I trying to impress ?
It wasn't me 
Because all that ever did was make me miserable 
So I've dropped the act and this is now me
If you don't like it then it's fine 
I seek no ones approval but my own
You see I wasn't acting before
That timid girls still in there 
But she deserves some peace
To know that she's enough 
Not for anyone else 
But she's enough for me

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Beata Agustin

August 6, 2025 at 12:51 AM

Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

David William Breidenthal

April 13, 2020 at 3:51 PM

I enjoyed reading your poem today. It is relatable and so true...expectations are hard to deal with and life is not perfect, but flawful in every single way. Our lives are full of ups and downs and it's difficult to look at the light at the end of the tunnel. We do try to impress each other and instead, expressing ourselves is the remedy of our lives. Accepting ourselves is the best thing we can do and it is a miracle that we can succeed beyond the expectations of our tribulations.

David William Breidenthal

April 13, 2020 at 3:52 PM

It's always good to stay faithful to our true colors. :) Thanks for writing this amazing poem full of emotions and inner thoughts. -JWE