Maybe I Asked Too Much Poem by Raj Dronamraju

Maybe I asked too much
Maybe I expected you to behave in a way that fit the world we live in
Without taking into account that you were not really part of the world we live in
Your world exists but not here and not now
Your world is well documented in dusty books without jackets and faded black and white photographs

Maybe I expected too much
And bore a grudge as a result when expectations were not met
The comparison I made with others might have been fair in my mind
But it wasn't realistic
Maybe I wished for a better mentor
Because I just couldn't get the hang of society and the things you must do to fit into it

Scenes of laughing reproach in tubular awareness
Appreciate a character but accept that is all that can be expected of someone
My pockets are empty, my stomach is empty, my brain is full
That's the wrong combination

Maybe I asked too much
Of selfish decade demons who might be better at this if they were born in a different time and a different place
The type who kept the money you worked for all summer and you never saw a cent

Maybe it's better to leave the den
Learn to stalk and kill earlier
If you find you are alone, don't question it
Move forward with juggernaut momentum
Nothing can stop the advance of acceptance