Hope

by Jacquelynn

into this age of darkness
into this time of fear
we hide from those who haunt us
betray anyone who gets near

from an age of beauty
from a time of peace
the memories whirl around us
but offer no release

the past, it fights the future
killing the present in their wake
we cannot cry in the midst of torture
life is all one big mistake

Hope is what keeps us living
where it came from, no one knows
but in the darkness it keeps shining
and we follow where it goes

Faith, it gives us Courage
to fight for what we seek
but Ignorance is a cage
and we kill the meek

Suicide and Depression
rule our minds but not our hearts
and we must learn the lesson
that we are not alone in the dark

we must find our missing pieces
that shattered near and far
some lay in the creases
of a drowned and fallen star

some are in the forest
where sunlight cannot creep
but there are nymphs and fairies
to help us find what we seek

some fall in the desert
where water is rare
that's where we find the treasure
of friends who really care

some lay on the ocean floor
where air can never be
be brave and walk through that door
because then the blind can see

some float up above you
where birds and angels fly
and when you find those pieces
you'll carry a piece of the sky

the last pieces you must find
are in the soul of another
together, body, heart, and mind,
forever, loving each other

so in your travels of pain and death
keep going, don't give up
you'll find that through the night
Hope is always enough