hope arises from a distant past

barrenness becomes imperfect storm

drought becomes flood

passions spring forth

engaging in a lust-filled union



the expectation of hope is laid

 bringing with it change

pain, discomfort, hope

change forcefully thrust onto the unwitting

the chaos of evolution



darkness waits with expectation

the challenge of darkness

as hopes journey begins

moving from the confines of darkness

down the path to the light



the waiting hand of light beckons

dragging hope to into its arms

moving from the known to the unknown

hope emerges with a scream

it rents the veil of darkness



darkness gives birth to a frail hope

light enfolds hope in its warm embrace

hope like victory is helpless at birth

it has emerged into a world fraught with despair

pushed out into the world to face life’s challenges



history replaces amnesia

history is hopes foundation

futures are built on memories foundation

life is sustained by history’s past

the future is moulded by past scribes



seasons come and go

barren winters pass

always followed by springs new life

hope always springs eternal

from the darkness of winter



hope is risky

hope is trust onto an uncertain future

the belief in the impossible

making the improbable possible

prepared to face loss, disappointment, betrayal



chaos order evolution

all merge into the revolution

of an emerging fading hope

what are we left with

but this inscrutable darkness



which is our future past

this inescapable darkness of new life

from a future past

the last gasp of hope

has not been born yet



hope is victory wrenched from darkness’s grasp

claim your moment of paradise

and then

ONWARD

© 2016 Michael D Emmerich