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The Weight of Expectation
<p>I was given a present—</p><p>wrapped in duty and responsibility.</p><p>Aesthetically beautified dreams and hopes,</p><p>finalized with a ribbon that read:</p><p>"Be perfect."</p><p><br/></p><p>From the very beginning—</p><p>a life I hadn’t even lived yet.</p><p>My first food was:</p><p>"Learn. Be strong."</p><p>Garnished with:</p><p>"Don’t disappoint us."</p><p><br/></p><p>A dress, woven in:</p><p>"You are a girl—know your place."</p><p><br/></p><p>So I wore every sentence like charms.</p><p>They followed me</p><p>everywhere I went.</p><p><br/></p><p>I dragged my feet</p><p>through uneven ground</p><p>and remembered—</p><p>it was forbidden to fall.</p><p><br/></p><p>The weight of being "enough"</p><p>gave me a hunchback...</p><p>Or maybe it humbled me.</p><p>I couldn't even remember</p><p>how tall I used to be.</p><p><br/></p><p>I became what I needed to be.</p><p>Used the weights to gym.</p><p>Somehow—</p><p>balancing my wants and needs.</p><p><br/></p><p>Their hopes became bricks.</p><p>And somehow,</p><p>they shielded me from thieves.</p>
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