Expectations
Never settle for less they say,
But don’t we settle everyday,
The moments of Joy and Pain,
Are they all, just in vain?
Don’t we learn from our mistakes?
Something’s we make,
And something’s we break!
Who do we do this for? For whose sake?
Life is full of twists and turns,
Sometimes we live, sometimes we burn,
It’s all a game they say,
It’s just like a watching bunch of kids play!
Maybe there is a point to this life,
Sometimes I wonder, why the strife?
Why the sadness, why the pain?
Why do people, drive you insane?
Taking the issue to a deeper level,
It might just be because of the devil!
Or maybe we sowed some bad seeds,
And it’s all coming back to us, indeed!
We try to do the right thing,
But in turn we get a sting,
Why is it, that it has to be this way?
I feel like this is every day!
Are my stars not in the right position?
I think my brain needs an incision,
I think way too much for my own good,
I wish there was somewhere that I stood.
It all comes down to one thing,
What is it, to the table I bring?
I love, I care, I sacrifice,
But then they ask, where is the spice?
It is never enough you see!
Whatever you say to me,
Finally it all comes down to me,
It’s all in what perspective, you see…
Copyright © Gita Sawhney | Year Posted 2006
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