Hope is a feast

on an empty table

A broad smile

on your mother’s sullen face

A sunset of liquid gold

after a day of hardship and sorrow

The music blaring through the speakers

as you try to drown out the thoughts of anger

The way you dance under raining clouds

dragging someone along through the thunder

A wish on a star

through an empty sky

Hope is the bridge between despair and joy

the torch you light in the chasm of dark

Hope is the light in your eyes

as the distance between us closes