on hope
When I dare to believe
That tomorrow could be better
I have hope.
When anyone
Crushes that hope
I am sinned against.
For every family
With messy lives:
Curtailed by poverty
Traumatised by violence
Anaesthetised by alcohol
Shattered by drugs;
For every shoeless child
With a runny nose
And wary eyes
That have learned to doubt
everything...
There is a neighbour
Who could offer hope.
Without hope
Why concentrate?
Without hope
Why plan?
Without hope
Why work?
Without hope
Why save?
Offer hope
That tomorrow could be better
I have hope.
When anyone
Crushes that hope
I am sinned against.
For every family
With messy lives:
Curtailed by poverty
Traumatised by violence
Anaesthetised by alcohol
Shattered by drugs;
For every shoeless child
With a runny nose
And wary eyes
That have learned to doubt
everything...
There is a neighbour
Who could offer hope.
Without hope
Why concentrate?
Without hope
Why plan?
Without hope
Why work?
Without hope
Why save?
Offer hope