It’s that one moment

Breath before the final word

Whisper in darkness

When Hope Speaks

It's that soft beating

The pulse generating speed

Excitement building

When Hope Speaks

When She sings her melody

Calmly

When She holds out her hand

Steady

When She looks into my eyes

Unblinking

Loneliness begins
It wraps my being in
A coarse blanket of
Animosity and fear

With a pillow of
Poison to rest my head on

And I sleep
With dreams of darkness

Of nightmares and rage

Of terrors and loathing

When I’m falling from my bed

When I’m hitting the floor hard
When my eyes snap open wide-

When Hope Speaks

When She brushes me off

Gently

When She smiles upon me

Knowingly

When She is weeping for me

Lovingly

When she gives me a reason

To live on