Strained Hope

My words drain through your mind

Leaving behind

The things you wanted to hear

Draining out the fear

In my voice

.

Whispered hopes

Are caught in the ropes

Of your mind, like catching a fish

Or blowing a wish

To get away from the noise

.

I didn’t intend to hurt

Or make your situation worse

But I won’t mention

That actions speak louder than intentions

And so I am sorry

.

I hope the hope you strained

Is enough to steady your aim

When you shoot for something out of reach

And turn your pleas

Into bloody tear filled screams

.

I wish upon all the stars

That your wishes aren’t

Drowned by your worries

Don’t forget that fear is the enemy

Let my words wash out the negative

.

Don’t let the noises of the world

Interfere with my words

And don’t make any assumptions

I am just trying to weed out the corruption

And I want you to hear what I hear

.

I want you to hear past the screams

Of those who mock those who lean

On somebody to stand

We need to band

Together to get through

.

But what is important is that you do get through

And don’t forget to move

And those who get the farthest

Are those who were helped the most

This message shouldn’t be new to you

.

You can only strain hope

If you are grasping for any sort of hope

That things can be better

Then your fury filled letters

That you will never again read

.

Don’t settle for anything less than satisfaction

Even though everybody preaches perfection

You can be happy with falling short of the impossible

Because happiness is not so impossible

As the media would have you believe

.

I hope the hope you are straining

Leaves you smiling

And that the words on this page

Are not coming too late

But I don’t know you

.

Nothing can stop you, even what you have been through

And you have an eternity of possibilities set before you

The point is you are here, breathing, living

And working for your next dream

And I am proud of you

.

People don’t get this far

Without getting scarred

Life is not a piece of cake

It’s an uphill climb in every way

But I know that the view is worth it

.

And so I will let you know

That I will tell you no

If you decide to give up

And I will not pass up

The opportunity  to spread light

.

I know you have the strength

And so I will wait

As you strain my hope

And lay on the slope

Of life

.

And when you stand

I will be there to help you find

Your strength to continue

And wishing I could do

More than this

.

Now I leave you all

And thankyou for the fall

And rise of emotions

This class has given

And thankyou

.

Thankyou for teaching me

Who I want to be

Even if it is not

One of you

Thankyou

.

And don’t forget to strain the hope

Out of the things you open

Your mind up to

And I wish you 

Will have the will to achieve your dreams

.

-Starlight