By Ali
Date: 2005 Mar 31
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The Hope of Things

Some days
I disappear in thoughts
Of what-if.  It's like third-period
Study hall--a break
Even though the day's barely
Breathing, barely being.

Some days
I detach myself from memory,
Unwilling to recognize
The subtle sly
Movements of my longing heart.

Some days--
Not together, not forever:
A note written on the pages
Of a soul, in an ink made of smiles,
Crossed out,
The words neglected
But not forgotten.

Some days
I find wild things
Strolling through my weakness,
Unabandoned shadows
Of mercy, the hope
Of things beyond me,
Beyond you,
Impossible only in theory.

Some days
I believe, and I redeem
Passing hearts for not trying,
For not vying
For a space to see,
Unadulterated dreaming--
Whatever will be,
Can be.

Some days
I realize it isn't up to you,
It's up to me.  I've got to take it,
Step outside safe,
Move away from easy,
And risk
The everything that everyone
Always talks about,
But few ever go beyond that
And Do.

And you know what?
'Some day' is today.