EXPECTATIONS

I expected the road of my life to be smooth

It gifted me a path of thorns.

I expected as I grow old, will make new friends

But the friends I made, made me their foe.

I expected my career to make me proud

I felt aversion and the society felt proud.

I expected I will win the heart of my love

And my love expected, that I shouldn’t have any expectations.

I expected while giving a shoulder to cry

They turned their heads and ignored my tears.

I expected, one day I will reach my goal

But I consoled myself ‘Failure is the stepping stone’.

Expectations warned me tons of times

That, I am crossing my limits.

Now I know the world expects a lot from me

But I shouldn’t expect anything, even from me.

Dr. Alka Ram