Of all These, Hope

on the day she opened
her bridal gift
unleashing all the ills into the air
surrounding her
she let Hope stay inside;
she kept hope alive
for you and me.

that "thing with feathers"
a clipped bird
that could not fly free
trapped, for an eternity-
and men whined.
how could this be?

nothing is as bad as it seems
as long as we have our dreams
for comfort.
yes hope is a bird that longs to fly free
that dreams of an unending sky
that sees eternity.