Societal Expectations - Blog Posts
Unspoken Emotion
I'm the pain that's settled into the crevices of your dimples when you smile, lurking like cobwebs in the rafters of a home you haven't cleaned in a while.
I am the anger sitting quite earnestly on the edge of your patient lips, anxiously fighting to not give in to haters when you could call in warships.
I am both the disappointment and acceptance you've decidedly faced, pondering longingly as you wonder if all your efforts have been misplaced.
I am the determination held in the firm hand of the most driven fighter, watching as you heed your grandfather's words: "there ain't no hill for a climber."
I am the hope flickering behind your eyes; growing the higher you climb,holding you together like a warm embrace when you want to resign.
I am the satisfaction rising with each breath in your tired chest,realizing you've helped so many to the top, passing life's true test.
-kalika
-kalika
underwhelmed
“Don’t wear shorts above
the knees as you do that way.”
“Why do you come to work
dressed so fancy every day?”
“Flirt more, work for it;
I find that’s the hottest.”
“Try not to be so sexual,
women should be more modest.”
“You should wear less makeup,
don’t hide away your gorgeous face.”
“Wear more makeup
because you look so tired today!”
“Make sure you dye your hair
to the roots so it’s the blondest.”
“You should change your hair
back to brown; I’m just being honest.”
“Don’t talk so much in class;
you’re taking up too much space.”
“Why don’t you talk more?
I know you got something to say.”
“You should finish up school,
to ensure you’re the sharpest.”
“Don’t go to school at all
if you want to be a real artist.”
If I let the world control me,
it’ll rip me to shreds.
It’ll take this tapestry I’ve woven
and turn it into threads.
If I let the world control me,
I won’t understand myself.
IF I WAS ALL THE WORLD
WANTED ME TO BE,
YOU’D FIND YOURSELF …underwhelmed.
-kalika