When You Looked For Hope

You looked for hope where it sought never to be found.

In darkness.
Even when the night was upon you,
And you could not see the love
Written upon our faces
To offer you hope,
Hope whispered:
“Remember the morning.”

Your ears yearned to be deaf to hope’s voice.
You ached to ignore him. to die, free of his beleaguering charm.
You fought his embrace, but he held you.
And your unbridled heart never stopped beating.
Hope came to you though your heart couldn’t stand the thought.

Hope found you, and so will you find hope.

In the corner of a smile.
In the poetic chatter of a streetlight.
In the sound of wings rising to meet the sun.
In the barren innocence of dawn.

You will find hope, when you seek it where it seeks not to be found.