What am I supposed to do if I can’t be who they want me to be? How do I look them in the eye and tell them that I’ve failed? Tell them that I can’t be what they need me to be. That I can’t do what they expected me to be. I won’t. I won’t tell them that. Because even if I can’t be what they want, it doesn’t matter. I can be what I want to be. And if they can’t accept that, then they can’t accept me. I won’t torture myself, I will not put myself through hell and back just so that I can gain their approval. I am better than that. I know I am. I am better than that. I can do better. I don’t need to be what they want. I don’t have to fulfil their expectations. Because I am only human. I can’t be perfect, no matter how much they want me to be. I am not perfect. I am human. I will not make myself suffer for their happiness. For their pride. They can take their pride and choke.












