The prompt was: If hope is a living, breathing thing, what would it be?
If hope is a living thing,
what would it be?
Would it be a an animal that calmly listens to you while you vent,
with fur that is a comfort to pet when you're hurting
eyes that look directly into yours and seem to understand what is going on in your heart.
If hope were a living, breathing thing
Would you want to hold it
or watch it from a distance
to see what it does?
If hope was something you could see or touch
Would it be the water that keeps us alive
Would it be the sun lighting up the day?
Would it be the moon, bright at night?
Would it be the stars that we wish on as children?
Would it be the clouds, shape shifters and bearers of rain and snow?
If hope is a living, breathing thing,
What would it be?
If hope is a living, breathing thing,
maybe it's you and me.
