Expectation set

Expectation set.
Match ready.
Go about swinging.
Ball rolling from one side to the next.
Expectation met.
Stop.

We met again.
Expectation set, a little higher now.
Match ready.
Go about swinging.
Ball kicked mindlessly.
Expectation met, I think.
Stop.

Another time.
Expectation set, about the same as last.
Match ready.
Go about swinging.
Ball hit and missed.
Expectation not met.
Disagreement and fading.
Stop.

On to the next subject.
Expectation set, a tad lower.
Match ready.
Go about swinging.
Ball beaten and long gone.
Sit.
Expectation faltering.
Discussion and understanding.
Expectation satisfied.
Stop.

Expectation set.
Match ready.
Nothing.
Stop.

Expectation set, lower now.
Match ready.
Nothing.
Stop.

Expectation set, barely there.
Match ready.
Go about swinging.
Ball not moving.
Expectation, undetermined.
Stop.

Expectation set.
Match ready.
Go about swinging.
Ball is truth.
Expectation surpassed.
Match understood.
Continue.