The Menace Hope

There is nothing scarier than the fear of losing someone you love….

We can all relate.
Sometimes we are lucky
Our loved one may pull though
Making all the tears for nothing
Thank Goodness we say
Shedding more tears 
This time of joy
Making us appreciate the people we love
Even more than before
Helping us to believe in the power of Hope.

Other Times we are not as lucky
Sometimes we hope, pray, beg
Clinging to even a little thread of hope
Anything that may hold us upright
And it changes nothing
There is still an empty chair
Where you used to look 
Deep into someone’s eyes
Someone who loved you
And you loved them
But that chair is now empty
Causing so much pain
That you want to give up
Shut down
Hit something
Anything that will ease 
The indescribable pain of a heartache
As if someone turned on the waterworks
Warm tears come again
More persistent than ever
Streaming down your face
Lingering on your chin 
For a second longer
Until they drop
Just like you spirit

Recalling memories of a loved one gone
Is almost impossible
Pain engulfs you
You curse hope 
How dare it trick you
Make you believe that everything would be okay
When obviously 
It wouldn’t 
How dare hope 
Lie
Help you up 
Only to drop you later
That mean
Selfish
*****
Never will you ever make the mistake 
Of trusting hope again

Hope is powerful
It either lifts you up
Or tears you down
No inbetween