Feeling of Inadequacy

We've all seen those people weighed down by expectation,
some out of their own making and many from others.
Maybe their parents, maybe their sisters or brothers,
but either way, the results the same: desperation.

In a system of success, 'the different' often are laid out to dry,
Do we expect to much of ourselves; eachother? if so why?
Do we strive for success alone?
or for the acceptance?

These are the questions that are hard to ask ourselves.
To answer these, one must delve
into his heart and be truthful and honest.
It is the best way but, it's also the hardest.

We lie and lie under the mirage of society,
when honestly we know the truth; that is reality.
It'll be tough to hear, hard to face oneself,
but we must, to ever know who we are.
After all, is that not true wealth?
The depth will be surprising, maybe even scary,
but the soul must be expressed, for one to be happy.
And to express one's soul, you must know it,
must own it, every aspect explored,
no doors left unopened.

Face the reality and all the fearful thoughts,
'cause a war worth fighting is a war well-fought,
and since this war can not kill anything but fear,
its well worth it; that thing which is hard to hear.