Updated: May 31, 2020
As Eli Khamarov said, “The best things in life are unexpected- because there were no expectations.”
“Great Expectations”
By Laxmi Parmeswar
I can make winners of some
While devastating few others
How and where do I first come?
Nature, self, Fathers. Mothers?
Look within and nurture me
In others, don’t try to find me
Use me to fulfill your dreams
Don’t give up in rocky streams
My relationship with performance
Sometimes grounded in substance
I can drive many to success
And destroy when in excess
I play a critical role in relationships
Lovers, children, family, friendships
Don’t turn me into an entitlement
It’s a sure path to disappointment
I help when in moderation
Treat me as a supposition
I am a sure possibility
When based in reality
Don’t confuse me with an aspiration
Don’t connect me to your happiness
Just use me as a simple motivation
Don’t blame me for your bleakness
Understand my ability to empower
On a hot day as a soothing shower
I am referred to as “an expectation”
Not a promise, just a calculation!