HOPE



Hope; is it,
a toy for the rich to tempt the poor;
a ploy for the resourceful to hook the needy;
I ponder.
Actually hope is,
the crusader of the unsuccessful;
the advocate of the downtrodden;
I rejoice.
Hope helps us break barriers,

and propels us forward.

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