Hope is

Hope is the thing that boils my blood when I see injustice in the world

Hope is the thing that keeps me up at night scratching at the innards of my body 

because it craves to be free

 to spread like what you would call a plague upon this world 

but in reality what it actually is

 is a gift 

my hope is my life

my hope is the thing you can't take away 

and you might ask

well if it's your life can't I just kill you 

no because my life is spread to others

and their life is spread to me 

you cannot take us all away 

because you would have to exterminate everyone

And you can't do that 

you could never do that

to you hope is simple and one note

to me hope is everything 

it's what drives me to move every single day 

it's what makes me take one step after another 

to me hope is the hugs I get

Hope is the tears 

Hope is sometimes the only thing keeping me going 

it is anger 

it is sadness 

it is disgust at the world

because if I am not hopeful for another day

then I cannot be mad

I cannot be sad

I cannot be disgusted 

because for hope to exist I have to know what's wrong 

or else I can't hope for what is right