There is something profound about expectation
\nwhen it visits you and takes a dispirited seat
\nin your living room, even as the air heats with trepidation<\/p>\n
It’s like a shield, towering high up the roof
\nsitting in serenity like a canopy of glittering clouds
\nswollen with dreamy vapor, to rain down on us<\/p>\n
It’s unseen, untouchable, yet unquestionable
\nIt radiates the warmth of a dogged Samaritan
\nfull of life, full of charge, vigilant upon our desires<\/p>\n
You never can see it, even in its most prodigious presence
\nIn the matter of a miss, it evaporates into something you can’t hold
\ndiffusing your hopes out, disputing the profundity of expectation<\/p>\n
As the peering eyes can see in the darkest part of the night
\nAs wounds mend with a mystery we are yet to comprehend
\nAs time heals like yesterday was never a contender<\/p>\n
So also hope stays rooted in the sands of existence
\nwith roots channeled through paths of sustenance
\nwaiting for the smell of water to sprout again<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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