Hope

adventures loom on the horizon of the day

when I witness life that has passed me by,

and all these new challenges are brought

about because there is no place to hide;

life seeps out of me in ringlets of red, as

my courage is found on the bathroom floor

and the drugs that have been put into me

are the only ones that can even the score;

covered in white linens, I lay in puddles

of thought that prevent my slumber and

dreams remain just in the back of my mind

as hope seems to escape out the back door.

11Apr17