Alice Walker
Expect
nothing. Live frugally
On
surprise.
become
a stranger
To
need of pity
Or,
if compassion be freely
Given
out
Take
only enough
Stop
short of urge to plead
Then
purge away the need.
Wish
for nothing larger
Than
your own small heart
Or
greater than a star;
Tame
wild disappointment
With
caress unmoved and cold
Make
of it a parka
For
your soul.
Discover
the reason why
So
tiny human midget
Exists
at all
So
scared unwise
But
expect nothing. Live frugally
On
surprise.
Stephanie Doty
Women’s Issues Matter
April 2, 2014
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