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...........!!!! :) :)

[AaronFreitas]

Its amazing how it seems when children are young, innocent and happy they are not worried about the bad or negative things in life. Children that grow up faster than others are usually the children that learn about these things at a younger age than others. It's a write full of great thoughts. I think on the fifth line you don't want "THE" there to start the line. Good write :)

[Pushkar Prabhat]

i will remove the 'the' now..........
thank you so much Aaron.......!!!
:) :)

[AaronFreitas]

No problem buddy thats what we review for... I know sometimes I miss things and I'm like how did I do that I re-read it like 10 times haha...

[MsJewel]

I don't think this feels unfinished. The ending is quite powerful. With that said, I'm so sorry you have been "poisoned". We all need hope, we all need faith that there will be light in the darkest times. Children are vulnerable, but as parents it is our job to teach them to be cautious, yet to follow their dreams...
Your words are quite powerful my friend.

:) Julie

[Pushkar Prabhat]

Thank you so much Julie...........you are absolutely right.........turns out this poison is all i have now............HOPE!!!! :) :)