THE DANGER OF HOPE

"Hope is a dangerous thing..."
I know it's a bit weird to see hope described with such a "negative" word but I hope you see what it means by  the time you read through.
Like the aroma of "party jollof-rice" after a long day or the taste of a cold drink on a hot day so is the sound of Hope's footsteps outside a closed door. Simply rejuvenating!
Hope is indeed a dangerous thing as it causes a man to leap across heavily fortified walls without considering his present restraints. Yes! It is hope that makes a child of the street wear a gold crown and ignore the melody made by his empty stomach.
Hope defies the odds. Hope says "Fly with your dreams" when you haven't even learnt to walk. Hope can grow from just a silver lining to a huge ball of fire engulfing all in its path.
The question is: Will you fan the dying embers of hope in your heart even as a new calendar year approaches? Dare to hope; a better tomorrow beckons still.

          DANGLE NOT
Dangle not a toad
Before a snake on the road

Scold not a child
Who sits on the fence;
He isn't wild.
Please don't take offence

Hope came as a pair of lens
With which to view his Benz..

He can't hear you;
He's miles away
Rewriting the history all once knew
Not minding what any would say.

Surely, hope came as a gift
And gave his vision a lift.

Dangle not a toad-
If you are abstracted-
Before a snake on the road
Lest you watch another's hope rewarded.
©Nikoslexie 2017

Compliments of the season.
Cheers!

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