hope alive... {on today's quote}

"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all." - Emily Dickinson


Have you ever felt whispers fluttering?
When your head aches from figuring the facts?
When your heart breaks from denial of truth?
When your soul embraces what your heart knows?

Have you ever heard whispers in your soul?
When all the facts say that you are so wrong?
When all around says that you are insane?
When your heart knows just because it does know?

Have you ever searced to find your own wings?
When you don’t yet know how to soar above?
When all you want to do is sink in death?
When you need a hand until then?

Have you ever found the feathers within?
When you knew they were there but needed proof?
When you were about to give up and crawl?
When only you knew they were within you?

Have you ever seen hope’s reality?
When you could do naught but shed tears of joy?
When your excitement became contagious?
When your dreams became what you were living?

Have you ever held a bird in your hands?