Hope, Maybe

… What is this? 

Is it … 

No. 

It can’t be. 

But … 

It looks like … 

Good news? 

And a feeling, something almost forgotten. 

Hope? 

Shhhhhhh, no no no no no! 

We mustn’t jinx it. 

It’s so rare 

That if we lose it 

I’m afraid we won’t get it back. 

Still, this 

Strange and 

Unusual feeling? 

It’s hope, 

And maybe it’ll stick around.