Expectations

“My dream was one day ordering a drink and finding out it tasted wonderful.”

                                            Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar

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We have so many expectations

All too often our expectations

Have little to do with reality

We expect too little

And limit our joy

We expect too much

And prime ourselves for disappointment.

Ah those beautiful days

When we expect nothing

And are surprised

By

joy