Expect nothing

expect nothing
live frugally on surprise
become stranger
to need of pity
or if compassion be freely
given out
take only enough
stop short of urge to plead
then purge away the need
wish for nothing larger
than ur own small heart
or greater than a star
tame wild disappoinment
with caress unmoved and cold
make of it a parka
for ur soul
discover the reason why
so tiny a human midget
exists at all
so scared unwise
but expect nothing
live ordinary...