an eulogy for hope

we gather this day

beneath the cold, unyielding sky

hope extinguish'd

crush'd in the face of time

it gaveth it beguiled

but more oft did it betray

a rose that faileth to bloom

leaving naught but thorns to stay

in sorrow's soil

it now doth rest

whilst broken hearts

murmur farewells

its light consumed

by despair's hunger

the weight of its absence

a silence that screams

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