expected

she wanted a nice planet to orbit from a distance, no crash landing;
if our relationship were a war, there would be no casualties.
if it were a friendly neighbor, his house would have no roof.

he wanted to find the perfect note to go out on, pen and gun in hands;
mother nature will make suicide cases of us all, i said,
just wait and see. and then i said goodnight and left.

there was a lot of quiet, and for the most part nobody bothered me.
i talked to five strangers on the busride home,
and brought one old friend back into the stew.

i am often surprised to find things not exactly the way i expected them.