hope

[Villager]

In hope we live,
In hope we wait,
In hope we love,
In hope is our trust.

I hope, that one day my love can be,
I hope, that one day my dreams will come alive.
I hope, that one day my soul can smile,
I hope the smile will be real.

Hope, because all else is against us,
Hope, because in nothing can we be sure,
Hope, because there is nothing else,
Hope, as it’s all we can do.

We hope, the day will come,
We hope, the sun will shine.
We hope, the mood will be right,
We hope, that ‘we’ will be as we always imagined.

Why hope, for would another path not benefit all,
Why hope, for would not cutting our losses be the sensible thing,
Why hope, for would a love in pieces always be incomplete,
Why hope, asks he who cannot see, past what he may lose.

A little hope can do wonders,
A little hope can make you smile, even when the worst is at hand,
A little hope can get you through the day,
A little hope is all you need, when you know love.

Don’t hope because you are afraid,
Don’t hope because you want to believe in what you are yet to know,
Don’t hope because you have lost all belief,
Don’t hope, unless despair taught you not to (hope).

If we have hope, it can happen,
If we have hope, it can again exceed our dreams,
If we have hope, it can transform a life thought to be without,
If we have hope, it can.

Without hope, we are without weapon,
Without hope, we are powerless to take a chance,
Without hope, we are rejecting our love,
Without hope, it can’t.

The day may never dawn,
The sun may never shine as we dreamed,
The mood may never materialise,
The soul may never know,
But,
If we have hope,

It just might.

:c: Villager 2001

[Diva]

This should be my mantra....

[Amaurote]

Excellent submission, Villager.

I see that you're currently suffering from a bad case of anhedonia, judging from the Frontpage of Akpcep; I get the same feeling every time I fail a job interview. On the basis of this sane, empathic and pensive verse, you have absolutely nothing to worry about, my friend.

I may join you in the land of self-denying ordinances and abstinence after the next interview, though...

[Diva]

*Grabs dictionary. Flip, flip, flip...* "Anh...Anhe.. Ah Ha!" *Places dictionary back in glass casing marked "In case of Amaurote... Break glass!"*

Hey! What am I, chopped liver? Between two guys and ignored. That's got to be right up there with the dream about being in public naked.

[usantic]

I was doin' the same thing Diva!!!!

[Amaurote]

Originally posted by Diva
Between two guys and ignored. That's got to be right up there with the dream about being in public naked.

I was actually employing my usual extremely pretentious verbiage to distract Diva while I looked up her skirt, so it's nice to know that I got away with it this time. That's what you get for arranging the forum posts in ascending order, I warn you all...never let me follow up your posts for this reason, folks.

Amaurote gives Villager a high-five, then evades police pursuit by creeping furtively down a strangely welcoming, dark, even Freudian alleyway...

[Diva]

Oh great. The one day I decide to go Comando... *Breaks glass, hurls dictionary, World History and "Amaurotisms: A Layman's Survival Guide" at Am's head* Three on the mark. That's the price you pay for having a swelled head *Thinks naughty thought. Smiles*