Hope
My Lord, I hope and pray,
The world be not as it seems.
That not all is deception and hurt,
Meanness and cruelty not the norm.
My Lord, I pray for this,
For each day I lose a little hope,
When I see the dark and angry side
That my fellow man so often shows.
My Lord, I hope and pray,
For a little kindness now and then,
A soft and gentle touch be felt,
To chase away these thoughts.
My Lord, I pray for this,
For I fear that I'll be one,
Who sees only the dark side,
Not the sunny side of life.
© August 22, 2001
Randall J. Beers