Hope.
Hope is
The thing that keeps us moving through the storm, for the-
The "thing"
that lies, that walks, that runs, that spreads, with
The wish that it will give us feathers.
Feathers that
Get me through the storm, and perches
In my heart. In
My soul. In the
Highest peak and the deepest cave of my soul.
But the feathers break, and
The feathers cannot hold me in the air any longer, and now sing
"Help! Help!" into the
silence of the tune.
Yet, without it. Without
Hope, the tune turns into a chant. The
Chant turns into an abyss, and I am left with the echo of the words.
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Hope
PoetryGolden shovel poem from "'Hope' is the thing with feathers" by Emily Dickinson. More depressing than the original.