An Unmet Expectation

“Expectation is the root of all heartache” Those fine words that were once read Now every vital syllable is felt Before them I was misled With false yearning I was fed I voluntarily injected myself with anticipation and adoration And sadly I failed to infuse you with the same potion All this lead to an empty commotion An inner hidden turmoil of some sort And like a shattered plate my heart fell to the ground Living in a mirage of high expectancy and wishful thinking Yet this hope has been misplaced It took an epiphany to shatter my nerves and alert my senses That Fraud of an appeal was the stem to my heartache A moment of awareness mixed with the residue of regret Denial the first step of any anguish Molding my image of you that you have now tarnished Looking for some sort of justification Like a patriot for his fallen nation Denial Denial Denial It rings and sings in my ear Like a gong struck with intensity It rang and vibrated through my ear majestically Now my mind to you it fakes a false conspiracy To justify such actions I can stay hours pondering upon Yet one day the truth will hit me So tonight I choose to rid myself of it all Before I crumble and fall Tonight I rid myself of it and u… I rid myself of it all…