Forlorn Hope

Reading the book rather than the cover, Checking up on a friend to recover, Painting a picture from all portrayals, Penning a hymn shutting all betrayals, Forgetting race, age, weight, form, and gender, Being a friend, not a mad defender, Sculpting other lives like the diamond, No man’s an island, say no to Simon. Heal the world from Dunning-Kruger effects, Wish for a world where no bad soul rejects Are these wishes something for one to cope, Or are they great outcomes of forlorn hope? Date: 9/5/2021 Title chosen: "Forlorn Hope" Contest: This or That Vol 2 Poetry Contest Sponsor: Edward Ibeh