It’s not always bad
For people to think bad
About you

The worst thing that can happen to you
Is not for people to expect the worst from you
But for them to expect the best from you
When you are incapable of delivering that.

So, let them think bad of you
And expect nothing good from you
So you can be the best you can be
Undisturbed and pressure-free
And surprise the world maybe.

Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Poems from the inner river