You're expected to speak your mind
but when you do you get shut down
You're expected to stay quiet and avert your gaze
but there's nowhere else to look
You're expected to remain a perfect physique
but you can't mold your body to your liking
You're expected to be immune to the harmful words bruising your skin
And because of the constant expectations and demands,
we think we aren't good enough and that we'll never find ourselves
we think that there's no point in trying because they'll think we're lying
we focus so hard on the things we want that the things we deserve
slip out of reach,
The expectations fall too high
and we stop being proud of ourselves
because being proud is forbidden now
being happy is now a crime
But the truth is,
we shouldn't be expected of anything
our capabilities shouldn't be to a limit
the things we want shouldn't be out of reach
because the possibilities are endless
but because of our expectations, everything is at a dead end
