By aparajita
Date: 2003 Oct 01
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unmet expectations

i stuff my own stocking at Christmas
bake my own birthday cake
remember myself for Valentine's
and, never forget an anniversary

the tube of toothpaste is squeezed just right
ice trays are always re-filled
toilet lid is forever down
and, the remote has only my fingerprints

no one waits for me at the end of the day
no one worries if i am late coming home
no one holds me when i cry
and, no one helps to celebrate my accomplishments

lived alone and lonely
lived married and lonely too
given a choice between those options
prefer to not have unmet expectations