Expectations

I'm a student pushing aside the pressure

fear of failure with no urge to be productive

I'm exhausted from trying to be stronger than I feel

Self-inflected expectations I can never meet

Weigh heavily

Trying to be perfect, knowing I can never be

I hear the same saying from teachers and parents "you can do better"

The words drag on like a burdened

Perfect grades and being the best child

Those are the expectations

I face even though they cripple me into exhaustion