Hope

====Hope====

copyright@pushkar prabhat, 25-05-2015

Children....

Innocent, obviously

Cause children

Have no dreams.....

The all they have

Is curiosity.

And there, everything begins.

One curious thought......

One fantasy dream.

And a lifetime, to be

Consumed by the poison of hope.

Delusions,

Are treated,

Clinically as disease.

By definition, dreams,

Should be nipped in the bud.

Dreams feed you hope

And hope, makes you weak....

Cause hope:

Is like people.

And people disappoint,

Betray,

Die.....

People could be hurt,

Raped,

Murdered.

And people kill.

Still, they are always there;

Just around the corner.

And almost always,

Don’t accompany.

But children don’t know s**t.

Just curiosity guided will.....

So the dreams bait.....

And they always step into

Adulthood, tasting the poison.....

 

I have been poisoned......

Author's Note

this seems unfinished........suggestions welcome....

Reviews

[Sindu]

It is finished in whatever the way it is. I guess this is the other side of the happy endings where hope does not fulfil its seed. Children are curious little things and hope is what keeps them burning bright. I agree with Julie.
It seems true when you say it's a 'poison', like all the things people slather in negativity because they cannot understand or agree with. Like a test or a difference in opinion. Hope loses it charm when the faith and belief stops and it rears its ugly head as a poison, children become adult and hopeless.

So what do you think it is, a sickly sweet slowly consuming nectar or a sour path of challenges to have a breath of life? =) A curious write!

[Pushkar Prabhat]

thanks a lot kind poet...........!!!! :) :)

[horizon]

you had hope..i can get this from last line..

[Pushkar Prabhat]

Hope is a requirement.......!!!! :) :)

[horizon]

we should always have a brain of kid which never stops to hope..childhood is the best its just only one thing...FUN..and nothing seems impossible..

[Pushkar Prabhat]

this is just reverse psycology type poem.......Thank you so much....... :) :)

[Pushkar Prabhat]

psychology*

[horizon]

samajh gae me....

[Kshitij Srivastava]

Raw and very reflective of real life.
I, pesonally, would prefer 'poison' to 'delusion', i like your writing though.
Thanks for sharing it 👍

[wordman]

well my friend you are so right in your thoughts hopes and dreams just an illusion of life

[Pushkar Prabhat]

thank you so much Sir......!!!! :) :)

[wordman]

my pleasure...life is never finished ,always a new road,a new chapter

[Pushkar Prabhat]

very true Sir......!!! :)

[Pushkar Prabhat]

very true Sir......!!! :)

[sereenaoutloud]

So powerful and yes such a great message that not matter what life throws at us we should never give up hope!
If hope is your poison than share please lol :))

[Pushkar Prabhat]

thank you so very much......... hope is really precious........ i will post you a vial of it........!!! :) :)

[marcus]

Yes, line 5 doesn't need 'the' , and is line 3 'cause as in because?

[marcus]

Interesting, hope, is bad? For it only lets us yearn for the unattainable.
Or with hope, anything can be achieved?
Fu***d if I know!

[Pushkar Prabhat]

this was like negative publicity........i intended that eithet people disagree with the literal meaning of this or understand what i really mean...... in any case realise that hope is worth it.........
though i was not very successful with this.....still its something i guess.....
thank you so much........really appreciate it!!!! :) :)

[marcus]

Hope is always worth it! Sometimes it's all you have!

[~]

what an infection. I say, infect me away. I want to cling to this ridiculous thing that defies all logic, all scientific probability called hope.
great thought provoking as always dear friend!

[Pushkar Prabhat]

ssshhh.......they will ban this too.........i will post you a dose of hope!!!
thank you so so much!!! :) :)

[R Smith]

I think like Aaron the 5th line does not need The, it works better without it and i agree with Julie it feels just right, children need their dreams and fantasies and its sad today that people want to make them grow up to fast, imposing adult ideas into their heads before they need to, as you say they have been poisoned and i'm sad if you feel you are poisoned too but it seems to me your a great poet so i think your gonna be ok :)

[Pushkar Prabhat]

Thank you so much Sir...........you are right...........i will be okay......cause i have HOPE..........this is the necessary poison!!! :) :)