I EXPECTED

I expected you to feel my sadness, and for you to care,
But all you ever gave me, was just more despair.

I expected you to see my face, and my eyes in such pain
Instead I got another reprimand, and your disdain,

I expected you to hug me, and you to help me feel better,
But I just got her anger, that made me regret her,

I expected it would be harder for me to just walk away,
But now that I have, Ive forgotten her, and as now I smile every day!

A  poem by Leslie R Hennick 12/31/2025

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