I dared to hope

When the dark overcame the bright, 

When the abyss, immersed the light,

When the world fell on it’s knees,

I dared to hope. 

When belief was just a fantasy,

When people were slaughtered in agony, 

When man had lost his faith,

I dared to hope. 

When the last straw finally fell,

When humankind heard their death knell,

When the Earth’s populace felt their end,

I dared to hope.

When everything started to crumble apart,

When I greeted the end, the incessant dark,

A tiny wisp left my heart, 

Yet, I dared to hope.

-OceanGrapher