Expectation

Conflated sense of worth of interactions
Counted in impressions only seconds long
The last thing I'd ever want to do is pressure you
To even say a word

Continued blatant misunderstandings
Imbued with the power of narcissism unbound
Leads to this moment - conceited, aghast and broken
At the assumption

That you don't
Like me as much
As I thought

Or at all

Who's that that responded?
Oh nevermind
God damn it all begets the fall
Better check again
In about a minute or so
It seems it's delivered

So now we wait
Sure, it's healthy

It's exhausting to expect things