Hope is not the wind
It is not the sail
It buoys us up
Hope is the caulk
That plugs the holes
In our leaky boat.
Hope does not push us forward
It keeps us
from
sinking.
(Inspired by "Hope" by Marian Call 🎶 )
#Hope #Poetry
Kerr Avonsen (she/her)
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