Is it possible for me just to be?
To do what I am doing, from expectations free
To savor life’s moments as an observer passive
Not try to change them, just breathe and live…
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No, I am not trying to be a robot or a machine
But to try to constantly meet expectations I am not keen
The conditioning that I have to continuously strive
To improve myself is not helping me thrive…
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There are so many expectations from me
Some imposed by myself, some by society
It’s exhausting to try to meet them every day
I still don’t feel like I’m progressing anyway..
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So can I, just for a short period, simply exist?
Not put on a facade, not make an effort, but subsist
On the existing traits and skills I possess
Not try to run after narrowly defined, elusive success?
Do what I can but not try to please those around me
In solitude, search my soul for my true identity..
Passion...unbridled 