there’s a trap we always seem to face
that trap is expectations
while we lie to ourselves and say that we’re logical
still this illogical notion floats in our head
the expectations we have, the desires we need
we look at each other with a set of requirements
patterns in a word that spins on inconsistencies
we lie on a bed of hope, dreams, aspiration and wants
but we forgot that our planet does not work this way
the expectations we have, the desires we need
are just what they are, a faint dream
one that floats in the clouds that cover our minds eye
the fog that confuses our everyday thoughts
and gives us that natural human capacity to dream bigger because
the expectations we have, the desires we need
are based on what they told us we deserve
the entitlement of what our generation craves
the unwarranted desires we keep in our head
constantly mining for the diamond in our cave
the expectations we have, the desires we need
and when we don’t receive it, our hearts torment
because we the validation it provides is gone
the reputation it gives has disappeared
we are faced with the ugly truth that
the expectations we have, are not what we need
Day 3 #PoetryChallenge 2016