Hope, the timid friend, who emboldens whenI am at the edge and about to fall,
She saves, and then becomes naïve again,
Until hops on, the next desperate call
Hope's a tattered flag, on a still, calm cruise,
It's a mask, that makes you- your persona,
And found in strange places, like dirty shoes
If you're two gentlemen from Verona
Hope, maybe, is not the thing with feathers,
It's naked, frail, surviving agonies,
It's honest, virtuous, like a bellwether
Guiding herds, of dreams, to their destinies
~Ajay
28/1/18
Written for poet's pub pubber of the year contest