In a van down by the river

Just like that petty wonder

Singularly soaring feathered fleeting flight

Captivated curiosity to hope 

To rest

Snatched too soon 

From too tight grip

Was it tiny guitar broken beyond repair

Was it waking in night's middle to trauma alone

To wake to insecurity

Security gone

Malicious mechanisms biologically imbedded in process

Process disappointment to hope

Hope

Dream

Optimistic optimist open anew

Quench quick pulse 

Soothe sickening sinking 

Calm calamity's creeping

Toward hope in purity 

Realistically 

Hope's reliability 

Step one

Step two

Now foot in front of other 

Now right arm sways to balance another

Now walk 

Now run

In quiet fun

Adventageous adventurer venture to there

Venture to where

Still pace to care

Carefully hope blind

Hope bind

Once more this time

This time to walk 

Step beat

Step beat

Faith rest inside hope box sealed 

Sealed 

It is done

Done 

Done