I expected life to stay easy
I did not expect this complication
I did not expect this destruction

I expected family to stay whole
Not shattered like so much broken glass
I expected the wealth to not run dry
Like a well I assumed ran down for infinity
I expected them to stay beside me
Not to abandon me in this desolation

I expected everything to be ok

I expected the fight would be endless
Not to be ripped apart so violently
I did not expect their bodies to wither
Rotting from the inside out from the pressure
I did not expect to fear loss so young
I expected them to stay together

I expected the wheels of freedom
With destiny ridding shotgun
Leading towards more success
Leading me towards more direction
I expected your safety net
For this tightrope interrogation
Now I’m balancing all alone

I expected work forever
I expected you could do your job
I did not expect the handout checks
With hunger speaking in day old bread,
Soup kitchens and stamps
I did not expect this degradation

I expected the listening ears of my peers
I expected their compassion
Not to be left with dark days and bright nights
Not to leave me in this isolation
Not with this cliché - so misunderstood

I expected life to stay easy
Not with this complication
Not with this destruction
I expected everything to be ok