Time keeps passing by and
Nothing changes
But the core of my being
Chipping away at the crap
That has accumulated on
My soul
I struggle to stay alive but
Death overtakes me
Often
I lose my grounding
Suddenly, Violently
I sink in the abyss
Full to the brim with
Emptiness
Lost to the underworld of pain and
Darkness
But my soul is also
Relentless
After each blow she
Picks herself up from the ashes and declares
I am still here. I am still alive.
Do not pronounce me dead
Beneath the wounds a sliver of
Life and hope always remains
I’d like to think that it keeps
Getting strong after each
Recovery
That the sliver spreads more
Fervently than before
But in the darkness all hope is
Lost
The sliver is not enough to save me
From the fall itself
It is fitting that my name
Means Hope
That is my life’s struggle
To remain, embody and share
Hope
Hope is what brings me back from the
Darkness
No matter how deep the abyss, nor how
Torturous the struggle
The sliver of Hope always remains
I am alive
