Great Expectations

November 3, 2015

i have to be this

i have to be that

expectations are tearing me apart

i question the standards

i challenge the norms

why can't i say what's deep in my heart

i don't have to be this

i don't have to be that

i only have

to be

Something wrong with this poem?

Submitted to a slam

“I Am... Scholarship Slam - CLOSED”

Replies are closed for this poem.

See what makes your poem unique — its voice, energy, themes, and the literary traditions it draws from.

Comments (0)

No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts.