EXPECTATIONS.....

this one is 4 people bugged by this devil constantly....n have to battle wid its best friend "EXAM" sooner or later...

OOH NO! HERE IT COMES AGAIN

TO BEAT ME AND BASH ME,

TO CAUSE ME A PAIN

THAT IS HARD TO BEAR.

MY SIGHT IS BLURRING NOW

AND I AM TURNING DEAF-

OR, IS IT THE PRESSURE OF "IT"-

THAT MY MIND IS ALL BLANK.

MY DAD LOVES IT MORE THAN ME.

MY MOM ADORES IT.

BUT NO ONE IMAGINES EVER,

IT'S MY BIGGEST ENEMY.

LOOK IT IS SMIRKING AT ME,

GOD! IT IS TORTUROUS.

WHY ON EARTH DO YOU EXIST?

GET AWAY, YOU-'EXPECTATIONS'!

YOU BURDEN ME MORE THAN MY SINS DO.

YOU CROSS OVER MY CAPACITY.

STILL, PEOPLE JUST MULTIPLY YOU,

AND REDUCE ME TO A CYPHER.

O EXPECTATIONS LEAVE ME ALONE

LET ME RESIDE IN MY DOME OF CAPACITY.

YOU RULE NOT MY HEART OR MY MIND,

BUT THREAT ME, THAT I'LL SUBLIME.

GO AWAY, PLEASE GO-

SORROW IS A BETTER COMPANION THAN YOU.

WHY PUT YOUR WEIGHT ON ME

AND ROB ME OFF MY CONFIDENCE.

JUST LET ME BE A SOLITARY SOUL

SATISFY ALL WITH MY BEST.

YOU DO NO GOOD TO A HUMAN BEING

 ABANDON, JUST - YOURSELF.

LET CONFIDENCE AND CAPABILITY REGAIN THEIR REIGN

DO NO MORE HARM, SPOIL NO MORE MOOD.

EXPECTATION, LEARN, STAY IN A BOUND-

AND LET POSSIBILITY CREATE A FENCE FOR YOU.

-VAISAKHI MISHRA