Day 5: Tenacity of Hope

Hope that does not lie,

And cannot die

Sings with a shrill within its cage,

And defies the bars of rage.

Hope that can’t be caged down,

Longs for its turn around.

It hops a dance and lifts a tune

And snatches a chance within its gloom.

Hope that aint a lie,

Tramples compromise,

Raises a standard against fear.

It got heart that screams I’ll get there!

Hope that survives the loss;

Hope that thrives against all odds

Has broken the chains of bondage

And made the captive unafraid.

Akpan