If in expecting darkness you find
light
Are you disappointed? If for all the
world there is just you
As meaningful and special in existence
as you know you are
And you suddenly find that there are
two
Are you upset or afraid?
If you find a rolling plain when you
expected a mountain
Are you relieved
Or are you angry at being denied a
challenge
For if in living we just assume to
live
Are we annoyed when our lives have
meaning
When we live not just for ourselves
But for others, for children, for
lovers
Do we step aside at the error in our
expectations
Or do we let go of them and just grow
To wherever things are heading
We can only control so much
With only ten fingers, one grasp, one
touch
Or do we put our hands at our sides
And open up our minds
When is there a sea change
In the color of our opinions about the
world
What more will it take before the
stain of negativity is erased
We spend so much time squinting and
flinching
Always reaction, never taking action
At what point do we stop expecting
constant darkness
And prepare for the possibility of
light
Maybe this is the time
Maybe tonight
I’ll stop expecting and just
experience life…
