High Expectations Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Those with high expectations,
Would not be noticed...
If the ones with low self esteem,
Chose with a choosing done...
To take more initiative to discover an incentive,
That would motivate something they desired...
With a focus upon it to accomplish,
Instead of making new excuses to insult...
Sacrifices made by those stepping forward,
And unafraid to do this with a keeping 'their' expectations...
High,
Without the comfort of using alibis to hide insecurities.

'You 'seem' to be fearless.'

~My ambitions have long stopped,
Prioritizing what others keep as their kept fears.~

'But...
What about failure.
Aren't you afraid to fail? '

~If I had not known failure,
You would not think of me as being 'fearless'.~

'I don't get it.'

~I do.
That's why I choose to keep my expectations high.~