'expect to be accepted',
if you do so, you'll be let down.
The world doesn't want to
see you wearing a crown.
No, it would rather that you drown.
'expect to be noticed',
not unless you make a fool of yourself
and forget who you are inside,
running away towards the hellish normality;
your very soul will be fried.
Expect to be hated and loathed and despised,
for others to look upon you
with venom in their eyes,
and you may be pleasantly surprised.
I think it means to accept yourself. Who is anyone else to say who or what you are?
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Wow! This is a very good poem. Well done!