Unmet Expectations Poem by Kel Smith

Like a butterfly, free and unrestrained,
Dancing amongst the gleaming rays.
Light promises a new day
With expectations yet unmet

Storms approach, the dancing stops
Slowly engulfing, cornering
Caged, intimidated, fearful
Expectations still unmet

Courage plays absent
Wings beat hard and fruitless
Blurred vision, he's blinded
Night or day?

The struggle continues
He's stopped trying to win
Deflated and worn
Unpenetrable fog surrounds him

He lay with tattered wings
His battle in vain
Hope has escaped
Smothered like a candle in a dark room.

Sleepless, the light appears
A tiny glimmer, twinkling
He picks himself up
Could it be?

Surrounded by light
He's blinded anew
It's not the dark this time
This time.

The fog has thinned
The world seems foreign again
But the fleeting rays warm his face
Expectations still unmet?

Fresh and new
He feels weary but satisfied
Still wanting to speak but cant
His expectations still unmet.

A new day emerges
New beginnings, new endings
In his silence
He says it all.