Lower your Expectations, she says, the reasonable voice in my ear.
But Love, I say, for Love would say, not today, not now, not here.
Playful, light, the highest of roads, take that one, no matter the cause.
Don’t get lost in false Power, Surrender, be quiet, see clearly, retract your claws.
That’s what she would have done, when you were he, she with the clouds in her eyes.
Hopeful, Trusting, Still wishing away the certainty in the surprise.