My Friend Hope

Lighten up, my new friend says,

Please don’t bring me down.

It’s her first day here, she’s new in town.

 

Unaware of what awaits,

She wants to play,

She’s at the gate.

 

I blow her off.

I run away.

She doesn’t get it ,she wants to stay.

 

Her name is Hope.

Her smile is sunny, she likes to laugh,

She thinks she’s funny.

 

I don’t want her here.

I want to wallow.

Where I like it, full of sorrow.

 

But she persists.

She makes me grin.

She builds me, up I cannot win.

 

Oh well, I think.

I’ll let her stay, just  for a while,

Just  for today.

I am Here

What if I was no longer living here?

I mean, with my feet on earth

What if you could not see me smile

Or even hear me curse

 

Look, I know I’ve been no picnic.

Not a real bundle of joy.

But I tried to make all the every days,

Comfortable for you boys

 

So, when I do escape this realm,

And hover close above

I need you to know all was not lost

On cleaning with a white glove.

 

I wanted to give you perfection,

Make your life as easy as pie.

So, when you are sad do not wonder

Never wonder why.

 

Why I had to go away, why I am no longer

At your beck and call

I am still a hovering and watching over all

 

I will never be far from your side.

Nor will I ever you forsake.

So, on those lonely dismal days,

Please do from my soul partake

 

That I was strength and I enjoyed,

Every single minute.

And though now I am free and at peace,

No world has worth without you in it.

 

So, from the clouds and from the trees,

I am still pulling those puppet strings.

And in the wind, you’ll hear my voice

Whispering all those annoying things

 

I will not cease to love you, and never stop to care

About your needs and dreams

No, my loves, I will always be near.

 

So, hear the birds and watch the clouds

‘Cause you will find me close.

Never for my departure should you ever be ramose.

 

Remember me and all I taught,

And all still you have to teach.

And think of me every single time

You are walking on the beach.