Hope

 

Keeping hope

Is like heading upstream without a paddle

Not knowing where the mouth of the river is

 Yet mentally deciding to find a way to cope

 

Its trusting in whatever the future holds

Without having a crystal ball

Its giving something a go

With the risk that we may fall

 

Hope is believing that the fire won't defeat us

And understanding that healing can come from pain

Its believing that life can continue 

Despite what has perished in the flames

 

Hope will keep us going

When the smoke is so thick that we feel blind

Change that starts with hope is what is needed

For the future of earth, the animals and humankind