These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

Expectations

The expectations for our lives
are not always quite spoken clear.
We're 'sposed to live and love, and thrive
without a hint of lingering fear.

But what of fear, that's caused at times
by expectations oft implied.
Some date of choice may come betimes
before the needed thought's applied.

When selfless giving burdens the heart
beyond the resources we can give,
the expectations are a part
of the challenges in which we live.

Life's expectations we must pause
when time is needed just to breathe.
We'll give, again, and bear the cause.
The rested mind wears wisdom's wreath.

by Jay O’Toole
on July 19th, 2023