Hope

My hope


It’s here
Just below the surface
Waiting for the thaw
The release of all this
Shallow water
From the dam inside my head
Built up anxieties
And raging currents
Mellow and not at all what you’d think
It’s not what I expected
Not what I was looking for
Now it’s crashing down on me
Rushing forward, determined
Smashing the still closed gates
Violent and unrelenting
The pounding of it suggests its power
Overwhelming and consuming
The take over, the rushing tumbling
Weight of its rage
The thrill of being pulled from the edge
Into deeper waters, dark and endless,