Living without expectations
Trying to learn how to do it
Forced by life
To understand that
Expectations are useless
And can only lead to misery
When we expect something
And it doesn’t go our way
The way we imagined
Then
Disappointment, frustration or
Heartbreak set in
Our expectations evolve
Over time from
Values, beliefs, experiences
All unique to each of us
So how can we know for sure
That our expectations align
With those of another
We may have
Completely different visions
Playing out in our mind
And then there is life
With it’s own set of complex
Incomprehensible scenarios
Impacting our plans
In ways
We may never understand
When life gives way to death
And loved ones leave us
Through normal courses
Or worse, unexpectedly
We begin to comprehend how
Useless expectations can be
So, here sit I
Clearing my mind
Tapping into primal instinct
Learning how to do it
Living without expectations
E.A. Fussell
07.18.2021
E. A. Fussell 