expectation

[yearinprayer]

it's such a racket
expectation is what drives gamblers to drink
drinkers to smoke
smokers to keep smoking.

expectation makes ok movies bad
people with good personalities ugly
generous birthday money from grandma inadequate

and it's what creates all of the suffering
and misery in the world.

release me from the racket
let me sit with the darkness, the tension, and the wonder
with anticipation of the great unfolding unknown.