Expectations

What are expectations?
Too much, or too little?
Why is it that the world embraces them, but individuals are supposed to ignore them?

World says to Him: Have you completed your work for the day? Finished your tasks?
He says to World: I would do nothing less, sir. I take pride in my work.

He so carefully listens and takes heed of instruction and attention to detail, for He could not bear to disappoint World and risk tarnishing his reputation.

When World is out of the frame and the only looking glass is self reflection, how does one react?

World sleeps.

All They have is each other.

She says to Him: I have waited all day for my turn with you.
He says to Her: We always have tomorrow.

The light in Her eyes darken with numbness.

She says to Him: Tomorrow never comes. When I mention today, you speak of tomorrow.

She wakes every day and embraces tomorrow, yet today has already begun.

World says to both Him and Her: Can you keep up with my allure of a present future?
He says to World: I see nothing more, or nothing less.
She says to World: I have no need to do so. I am living the present and awaiting the future; nothing in between do I take for granted.

World nods neither favorably nor disapprovingly, and just keeps spinning.

He closes His eyes unaware and She looks forward to what She knows will be a brighter today.