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Hoping, Not Wishing

September 20, 2012
By flyergirl BRONZE, Casco, Maine
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Favorite Quote:
"Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever sunlight remains to them?" -Rose Kennedy

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Desperation isn't a state planned,
it's fallen into.

That's why I'm not wishing,
I'm not pleading,
I'm hoping.

Maybe something so incredibly amazing,
so beautiful,
could happen if I just relax.

Don't focus on it,
Yes, it's on my mind,
but it isn't consuming it.

Hope flickers within me,
waiting to finally be fulfilled.

© Haley L., Anchorage, AK

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