POEM // Expectations By Sue Ellson Text, audio and description online at https://sueellson.com/blog/expectations-poem A wistful thought A hopeful belief A fantasy imagined An expectation I’d like to meet But why does my imagined reality Fail to complete My heart’s longing Seems so out of reach Striving Seeking Searching Trying Pushing Prodding But never finding Yet beauty is present In sight and sound But a soul denied Is more lost than found In the haze of hope We are blind to love Our mind’s control Takes what we dream of Vanity dictates our perception And denies the truth But if we change our perspective We could be our own sleuth We could release our vision And awaken possibility We could be present and wise And respond instinctively For an expectation is a battle To fight for and to win What it is that we wish to claim But that is our sin Yes we can dream And hope for more But as soon as we expect We start keeping score In the game of life We must ultimately decide When to keep playing And when to hide For the pain of pursuit Will eventually take its toll If we can accept and release We can move closer to our goal Not every battle is worth fighting If you want to win the war Take a moment for rest And consider a pause For in a moment of reflection Perhaps we can see a new way To live life more gently And truly be every day #expectations #expectationspoem #SueEllson #SueEllsonPoem #poem #poetry