Hope is lost in the heart
In the visions of innocence plundered
In the war cries of the proud
In the hate filled screams of the wicked
Hope is what is looked toward to be the light
But the darkness calls
And not all who heed her cry
Can find their way in her beauty
They are consumed and lost in her
Torn by her thorns
Mesmerized by her misunderstood power
Hope is lost in age
In fear
In ignorance
Hope, that one guiding light
Destroyed by men
And sought by soldiers

-KB 2016