The right path

It was all about curing his loneliness,
Of course,
Everything he did in his life

But he assumed life would take care of it
If he took the right path
If he did exactly as he was told,
As he was supposed to do

But he wouldn't admit that
It was about his loneliness
He made the world believe that
It was about his grand intention
To do the right things
By everyone

And so this earnest man
Spent his life in duty
Never taking a break
Never enjoying himself
Assuming life would reward him
For his path of righteousness

Reward him it did,
But not in the way he expected

He surpassed the expectations
Of those who told him what to do

And now he resents
That life did not reward him
With love