Life In Hope Poem by Kingsley Egbukole

Hope
My hope
Hopeful hope
My joule of energy
Insurance
For tomorrow
Partner in strategy

Hope
My only hope
Affordable hope
My live current
Companion
In troubled darkness

Hope
My blood of life
Active hope
Brightly pure
Continuous
In circulation

Hope
My nutrient drink
Energizing
My propelling force
Immunity
Against defeat

Hope
My reservoir strength
Against hopelessness
Sometimes full
Even over flowing.
Other times low-ebb
But inexhaustible
From constant drawing

Hope
My ready ray
Bed of solace
When pals dishonour their honour
Enemies constrict their hold
In uncertainties of universe
You dispel my despair
With hedges of fortress
Construct pathways
Like hand of godmother
Disappoint my grief
Illuminate my face
With knowing smiles

(Saturday 9th September,1995)