What I feel about Expectations of Me
I suffer
from the attachmentÂ
of things I do not want Â
of things imposed unto me
from people who declare them best
Day after wretched day
relentlessly I try to break free
why do they wish that a bird learn to swim
I should be out there
swooping from unimaginable heights Â
only to rise up again like the windsÂ
What has the Heavens decreed that I suffer this fateÂ
To fulfill the dreams of others
and not my ownÂ
To carve up their monuments Â
and not my own
To carry out their wordsÂ
and not my ownÂ
I understand that it maybe the best for me
but they fail to realize
that life doesn't exist in one road
and just because it is proven
doesn't mean it will work again
life is full of mystery Â
why do they fail to understand thatÂ
Why do they build their hope around me
and when I fail
they lash out in blind fury Â
as if I was the one who commanded themÂ
I can't be all things but only be the one who is anything I can think of
and I think of myself
setting out in a path
free from hopes of me
but rather full of hope for me
in the days to come
in the nights to pass.Â
- Vic Pineda ft. Roy Arcilla