Expectations
January 19, 2024
'What's next?' asked the tiny wren.
'It depends...' said the dishevelled little owl.
'On what?' asked the tiny wren.
'What you're expecting,' said the dishevelled little owl.
'Oh,' said the tiny wren.
'I thought you'd say something like that.'
(Pause.)
'You see?' said the dishevelled little owl.
'What?' asked the tiny wren.
'Well,' said the dishevelled little owl,
'you wondered about a thing
'and so you went
'to where you expected the answer to be.'
(Pause.)
'Did I?' asked the tiny wren.
'Yes, you did,' said the dishevelled little owl.
'You expected something...
'and there it was.
'So you could say you created what you expected.'
'Oh,' said the tiny wren.
'What's next?' asked the tiny wren.
'It depends...' said the dishevelled little owl.
'On what?' asked the tiny wren.
'What you're expecting,' said the dishevelled little owl.
'Oh,' said the tiny wren.
'I thought you'd say something like that.'
(Pause.)
'You see?' said the dishevelled little owl.
'What?' asked the tiny wren.
'Well,' said the dishevelled little owl,
'you wondered about a thing
'and so you went
'to where you expected the answer to be.'
(Pause.)
'Did I?' asked the tiny wren.
'Yes, you did,' said the dishevelled little owl.
'You expected something...
'and there it was.
'So you could say you created what you expected.'
'Oh,' said the tiny wren.
