We feed the pain again and again
And again and again and again
Reheating old wounds over
Red hot embers
Pulsating with each reminder

We drink the poison we call truth
Again and again and again
Regurgitating venomous curses
That still taste bitter on the tongue
And so much better going down

We smile at the idea of a bright hope
Again and again and again
Crying tears of joy
Before collecting more tears of sorrow
A cyclical wax and waning we call a journey

We hope there’s hope and pray there’s
Hope in abundance a hope that brings
A fulfilling sustenance
And we hope and we hope and we hope
Praying that a glimmer of it brings us peace