Hope Returns
My youth died when hope was lost
Hope was lost when my youth died.
A vicious cycle of codependency
Codependency is a vicious cycle.
Turning cycles circling within
Within circling cycles turning.
Brain on constant repeat
Constant repeat brain on.
Numbing the pain lasts maybe 5 minutes
Maybe 5 minutes numbing the pain lasts.
Life parades paradoxes perfectly
Perfectly Paradoxes life parades.
Hope mascarades as youth
Youth mascarades as hope.
It is not a thing with feathers
Feathers is not a thing hope is.
Hope is housed within our hearts
Hearts is the house of hope.
Rather, hope grows like a seed
Like a seed hope grows.
Copyright by Arlene L. Perez on March 7, 2026













