Hope is what gives me
The reason to wake
And a motive for standing
And playing it fake
If I smile forever
With a wish on my mind
I can pull through with strength
And happiness find
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I’m drowning in hope.
How on earth do I cope
with a heart that says yep
and a head that says nope ?
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The smile on her face
Was a sweet surprise
That gave him both hope
And a love for her eyes
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+7
If just a wish, a dream,
or fool’s gold reflected
on a soap bubble
then why is it so much harder
to live without it?
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Hope is what gives me
The reason to wake
And a motive for standing
And playing it fake
If I smile forever
With a wish on my mind
I can pull through with strength
And happiness find
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+2
Check the date
In the gospel
there is always hope of repentance
but the daily poetry club
isn’t the gospel
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