Expectations Poem by Desiree Whitamore

i'm supposed to make it.
i'm supposed to live up to their dreams.
i'm supposed to start now.
i'm supposed to do well in school and make myself determined.
i'm supposed to be the one nothing happens to.
i'm supposed to be something that my parents never were.
i'm supposed to want myself to carry on as if nothing is ever wrong.
but what happens when i'm supposed to live?
what happens when i'm supposed to breathe?
what happens when i need to stop myself from going over the edge?