Creative | Posted by Jayna J on 09/3/2010
Expectations
Willing!
supposed to be,
Mute
supposed to be
compliant
supposed to be
Sacrificing
supposed to be
Motherly.
-at least, what I AM supposed to be.
pure
I guess, supposed to be
I am not
what I am —-
[supposed to be]
if I am not this girl,
what can I be?
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kanadra @ at 2:44 am, September 4th, 2010
I really don’t understand what sort of pleasure you get from being here, Ryan.
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Jayna: thanks for sharing your poem. It feels very heartfelt. Don’t forget that you can be whatever you need and want to be.