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