hope

Two men look through the same bars

One sees the mud, the other sees the stars

When hope is there, everything is there

You have the inner drive to do and to dare

With optimism to lead - you can carry on

You can see the sunlight as soon as the blinds are drawn;

Without it, there’s nothing to look forward to

And you live a hole-in-the-corner existence too

The world seems dreary, the future dull

There’s just no music in the squawk of the gull

But if you search for the gem that’s hidden in everything

It will confidence and strength, in your heart, bring

Hope will lead you on, on life’s path:

Like a horse that draws cheerfully the cart

So, Hope, for it will help you to achieve all that is best

And then you can leave your Fate to do the rest…