15 · Hope     | Benita E

I want to nurture your being -
give you a warm embrace;
give you a break:
from everything you've been told,
from everything you have known,
from everything you feel
(in every way that hurts).

I want to be your source of hope -
that you can conquer it all;
that you will survive:
this famine of vulnerability and love,
this famine of certainty 'n comfort;
this famine of humanity
(where exiguity presides).