open your heart, my love, to the possibility

that hope might burst forth again

that even though the journey is long

and your current path is full

of thorns and stones and bandits that steal

 

and even if you are convinced that nothing in this

big broad world will ever change—at least for you

that perhaps it will

 

perhaps it will

and perhaps your future will hold

all the things that you ever wanted

 

and even though today the meal that is served

is crumbs

that is enough to sustain you through

 

and even if your eyes are dry

because all your tears are shed

you just might smile again

 

i see it there

the glimmer on the horizon

naught but a speck right now

but open your eyes once again to see

that although it may be far, far in the distance

do not be dismayed for this is proof that

hope exists

 

and that  you have the vision to see

that change can come

and you can take a breath in slow and remember

that there is always something ahead to look

forward to

 

open your heart to see

 

Heather Pound 2024

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