hope exists,
not because…
of clear blue skies
or flowers blooming.
or when couples,
tie the knot,
and we find them kissing.
or that someone wins the jackpot,
and is photographed smiling.
or when estranged relationships,
of parents and children,
are seen reconciling.
or because now there is reason,
for seasons,
to begin smiling.
hope exists,
because,
it breathes in the middle,
the possibility,
of nothing.
