Hope Eternal

I saw a young man in the park with a bottle wrapped in brown paper I saw him drain the bottle to the last drop The bottle shattered as it hit the ground Shards of glass lay everywhere like his broken dreams. I saw a cheap woman on a street corner in a short red dress, with dyed hair long painted nails that curled at the ends I saw a man pick her up in a smart car I saw the glint in their eyes, for the quick buck and the entertaining company, respectively. I saw an old man at the Bakery Store counting his coins over and over as if they would multiply in the counting He eyed the sticky buns, filled with jam longingly his glasses were misty as he left empty handed. I saw a young woman with a purple bow in her hair with a checked shawl wrapped around her waist gold earrings in her ears that dangled as she walked there was a child at her side in a blue dress I saw the smiles that lit up their faces and I knew there was still hope.