Right Or Wrong? Poem by Veeraiyah Subbulakshmi

We are taught to be patient, when we are provoked,
We are guided to use the low voice, when we are agitated,
We are reminded to use the harsh words, not the tone,
We are expected to be cool even if our pressure surges up,
We have to be perfect, whatever situation we are in,
We have to be pleasant to the eyes, even when not in grin,
What a manipulative human we are, in the name of etiquette,
The toll that we pay is in the form of pain and hurt.