High Expectations Nonet

inspired by Maddison Rowe’s roygbiv

Joe Váradi
1 min readJan 8, 2020

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by Joe Váradi

of all the things to be talked down from
a delusional ego trip,
a proverbial high horse,
a precarious ledge …
impossibly high
expectations

is the most
bitter-
sweet

thanks again Maddi

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