Invincible Hope

The Santa of youth,
When cookie and milk waiting
Was all that was needed.

Today…

Hope trudges through the muck of reality,
Unrealized, even as school affords learning,
Entrance exams allow advancement,
Dating’s Internets digital arena offers options,
Even as reality delivers reality… that’s all.

Hope might come alive,
If adulthood delivered
Salaries void of anemia,
Intimacy accepting sex as only part of the answer,
Hunger’s survival consideration quelled of painful tears,
Even as animal neglect proves to be the scape-goat of human despair.

Optimistically…

Hope can remain regret’s crimson lining
Wanting to be worn inside out,
Where vulnerability is accepted,
Even as courage remains the patient parent,
Encouraging everyone to be fearless of their hurt,
Knowing once down at Bottom’s darkness,
There’s only Up's sunrise as an option.