HOPE IN THE MIST OF STRIFE

HOPE IN THE MIST OF STRIFE
If the past bled,
your present can suture,
giving you a brighter future.

If yesterday you were misled,
today you learn from your mistakes;
tomorrow you’ll know how to check the brakes.

The downfall of anyone
is not the end of a person's life;
hope is there in the mist of strive.

As long as you still have breath, life isn't done—
you were built to survive;
joy comes after the strife.

So, keep your head up, son—
life may cut like a knife,
but you were made to thrive.