letter to hope

hope, come back
why can’t you stay?
time to myself
feels like a cage

i had you once
though long ago
when I felt loved
threads interwoven

we shared so much
for many years
you went away
replaced by fear

the summer season
started strong
i held you close
arm in arm

together, bonds unbreakable
or, then, that’s what i thought
without you in my head and heart
they sank into the darkest spot

within this space
lives despair
no light shines
and no one cares

trees stand thick
brush overgrown
no safe way out
sense overthrown

i closed my eyes
tears fall like rain
hope is gone
it’s pain that stays