to Me, the Truth

To me,

The words hope

And light

Are interchangeable;

To me,

Perhaps it is hope

That will let us see clearly

How in the night sky,

So brilliantly lit,

We all look to the same stars

To find ourselves reflected

In their gaze

And guided 

In their constellations;

To me,

Perhaps in their hope,

We can see our mistakes

As they pool like blood

At our feet,

And the light in our hearts will brighten

So heavy that we sink

Into one another’s arms;

Perhaps we will be healed

By love’s sweet sap

As we begin to find light

Threaded between us,

Growing stronger and fiercer

With hope’s starlit armor;

To me,

Perhaps this is

The truth.