INTO THE LESSON

Hope is like the sun.
A daily dose,
keeps you healthy.
Warm.
Stay in it too long,
it will burn you.

Stare at it,

it will blind you.

Disappointment,

one of the better outcomes.

Losing hope,

could be a lot worse.

Hope is like the sun.

If I spend the day hoping,

it burns too much.

Drunk on hope,

I soar.

Then, reality strikes.

I'll keep hope only,

for a few hours.

But what do I do,

the rest of the day?

Distraction?

Giving up?

Hope is like the sun.

Take it in,

in moderation.

Surrender,

the rest of the time. 

Will hope keep you 

from moving on?

Hope and acceptance,

wrapped up in one,

a balancing act,

made for the masters.

How am I ever,

going to be one?

One can keep trying.

One day at a time.