Optimism about positive changes in human relations |
HOPE Indifference drifts like falling snow Into the hearts of men. It seeks a place where fear may grow With ignorance and hate and woe The pain that comes again Why must we hurt, why must we hate Why must we maim and kill? Can we not change? Is it too late? A new direction for our fate With courage, hope and will. Seek not the easy, untouched way We know we must be strong To find the good in every day To look for love as best we may But know the road is long. A rugged path for those who seek To make their lives anew Turn from the pitfalls, from the bleak And challenge all that’s false and weak The end is strong and true Challenge the evil and the lies That sneer at what we love And from that armour, hatred flies It cannot be allowed to rise Hope soars like Noah’s dove. I have a dream of better days A dream that hate will cease Where we can find new active ways To kindle love to one great blaze And blend us all in peace. Our children soon will take the lead And guide them as we must Towards a time that outlaws greed Give them the tools to help them heed The cries for love and trust |