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What is Hope?
Ended December 17, 2020 • 29 Entries • Created by Adin
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What is Hope?
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Moonsinger128
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always there

hope is that little thing

that keeps on burning

even when the lights go

*out*

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What is Hope?
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9158
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hope

hope.

it’s powerful,

without it,

we would give up,

give in,

and stop fighting.

it’s empowering.

it’s like the one source of light

that shatters the darkness

which chokes and suffocates us.

it comforts.

like warm arms

wrapped around you

while paralysing lightning strikes

and deafening thunder claps

with raindrops pouring from heaven.

the world can go to hell,

but as long as you have hope,

you don’t have to go to hell with it.

10.12.2020

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What is Hope?
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dipping fingers between the fibers of poetic notions
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anarosewood
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dipping fingers between the fibers of poetic notions
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anarosewood

within the fragile drums of strength

unbreakable . in the things that you make me feel

( hard to name

but felt with every little part of me )

even when these erratic heartbeats of mine

are made entirely

of paper-thin glass,

even then, I would shatter it into a million and one

fragmented pieces of hope,

turning it into softly falling snow

( the calm of a lost meadow ) under my winter sun

that golden glow touching the fragile drums

hidden under my chest

somehow, you can always hear them

sensing the rhythm, sensing the strength I seem to forget

how do you do that,

my beautiful soul?

moja piękna duszo

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What is Hope?
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MClarice
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Pandora’s Box

The spirit of hope is in her blue eyes, staring back at me with a gentle smile.

Cause I never knew love like this before.

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What is Hope?
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DaisyMae
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Hope, a funny thing

Hope, a plant you leave accidentally on purpose without water for weeks that stays as green as it was the last time you showed it compassion.

Hope, pre treating your favorite knit sweater knowing the coffee won't budge.

Hope, a loyal furry friend waiting expectantly at the door for your return the moment you leave.

Hope, a funny thing. Without warrant but still a necessity for survival.

Hope, an irreversible conditioning of the universe, perhaps our most powerful tool for existing.

Hope, humanity's bargaining chip for a second chance.

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What is Hope?
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LandCreature
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Helpless Optimism People Embrace

Hope is a lie. It's the yin to the yang that is worrying. It's optimism designed only to defer heart attacks and violence.

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What is Hope?
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AbstractSoul
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What is Hope?

Hope is the breath you take.

But...

Faith is the oxygen you need to breathe.

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What is Hope?
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thisisit
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Hope

hope is the pair of rose colored glasses

we use when we are in the apocalypse

the burning limbs of a sickness

just getting started

the engine of a plane

as it vibrates towards a destination

without reason or direction

flight paths that make promises

the mutual understanding

eyes locking in anticipation

complete faith in what's coming

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What is Hope?
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alesean
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BREAKTHROUGH

Hope is a Constant

BREAKTHROUGH of the

UNSETTLED shit that we go through

In Our LIVES.

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What is Hope?
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RubyRose1984
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Hope?

Hope is something that feels just out of reach

Yet it's supossed to make my life complete

It's something I'm yearing to feel

Something that makes life feel a little more real

I'm told that it is the greatest of feelings

Something that gives life meaning

The thing that keeps me from the ledge

An emotion to keep the demons in my head

A thought to keep my insecurities at bay

A flicker of flame on my darkest days

How I wish to feel hope

maybe then I can use it to cut this rope...

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