Expectations

Right this way to your dismay you'll never meet your expectations.

Like robots that try to feel or penguins that try to fly we all have limitations.

As a robot we do as we are told and expect exact results;

The problem is that we short circuit, or come up short cause we all have our faults.

Robot's that turn cold and grow old of not feeling complete or satisfied. 

We need upgrades, we need updates to compete with the other guy.

Our faulty equipment needs mending and new parts do to the vacancy of a heart.

Never knowing what emotion is occurring we fill the vacancy w/ restarts, reboots and troubleshoots.

Trying to correct our problems and find a connection, but never meeting the expectation.

As a penguin we try to fly, and learn how to fall properly. 

Our short stubby legs don't waddle fast, but have found other ways to move swiftly.

We fall or slip, then slide on our bellies to avoid head trauma.

We males must sit for months to hatch an egg, and deal with baby drama.

We are in the cold, but keep our hearts warm.

As we grow old we reflect on what we were, and weren't able to do; with what harm?

How we didn't have much, but did what we could with what we had.

Took care of our babies and made sure they had full bellies, even if we missed lunch as their dad.

It's hard to reach expectations when our arms don't reach above our head.

So why do we set ourselves up for failure with expectations to high to grab? 

It's what keeps us going, keeps us reaching, and keeps us attempting to fly.

If we reached our expectations our motivation to truly live would surely die.