Hope

I dream of stars in the velveteen sky,

And the sands drifting in the desert dry,

I yearn for the numbing cold atop snowy peaks,

And the quiescence of briny creeks.

I dream of the life I once knew,

Of joys, sorrows and lessons new,

I mourn what gave light and joy,

What's now forlorn, a broken toy.

I dream of colossi, of titans, of greatness,

That ever eludes, teases, the slightest caress,

I reach in vain for that last shred of faith,

But it's long gone now, a forgotten wraith.

I dream of the road that beckons ahead,

And the heartbreaks to which I'll be led,

I trudge on though, I try to stay strong,

'Cause maybe, just maybe, I might be wrong...