The Ray of Light
"HOPE"
THE RAY OF LIGHT
AS THE SUN SETS,THE NIGHT APPROACHES,
MY NERVES SINK,MY HEARTBEAT INCREASES.
WITH THE START OF A NEW DAY,
THERE IS A HOPE,THERE IS A WAY...
I MAKE A PROMISE TO ACHIEVE MY DREAM,
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY,
I FIND MYSELF, USELESS TILL THE BRIM.
I FIND NO RIGHT PATH TO TAKE,
I STILL NEED A LOT OF EFFORTS TO MAKE.
WITH A NEW HOPE EVERY DAY,I AM ALIVE
THOUGH INSIDE IN THE OCEAN OF TEARS,I DIVE.
THE SAME ACT EVERYDAY I REPEAT
TO INCREASE MY STRENGTH, THE WEAKNESS TO DEFEAT
BUT,AT THE END,I AM NO WHERE TO BE FIT.
THOUGH I AM LESS,I LACK CONFIDENCE,
THERE'S NO LACK OF WISDOM AND PRUDENCE.
I KNOW,I NEED TO HAVE FAITH ENOUGH,
I CANNOT BE,TO MYSELF RUDE AND ROUGH.
I KNOW,I NEED TO STILL HOPE,
WITH MY DEFICIENCIES, I NEED TO COPE.
TO ACHIEVE MY ASPIRATIONS,
TO ACCOMPLISH MY DREAMS,
I NEED TO HOPE,I NEED TO START
FROM THE BEGINNING...
INDEED TO SMILE,I NEED TO HOPE,
TO LIVE MY LIFE,I HAVE TO HOPE...
I HOPE TO SEE THE DAWN LIGHT,
I HOPE TO SEE THE SUN BRIGHT,
I HOPE TO SEE THE BLISSFUL NIGHT...
I HAVE TO WAKE UP, I HAVE TO LIVE,
I HAVE TO DO,I HAVE TO GIVE,
ALL THAT,IT TAKES TO REVIVE
ALL THAT IT TAKES TO SURVIVE.
THERE IS ALWAYS A WAY,
I NEED TO FIND,SO AS TO SWAY,
I HAVE TO HOPE,I HAVE TO HELP MYSELF
I HAVE THE WILL,SO AS TO TRY
TILL I CAN SEE THE LAST BRIGHT RAY...
EVEN IN THE DARKEST OF CLOUDS,
THERE IS A SILVER LINING,
IT IS THE "HOPE"
IN THE SKY,
THE LINE THAT APPEARS SHINING...
Contest Name: Hope Poetry Contest
Sponsored By: Mohan Chutani
Date: 01.02.2022
Copyright © Zohra Jabeen | Year Posted 2022
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