Poison

This is not a blessing
      nor is it a gift,
not the thing with feathers
                     that perches in the
soul.

No.

This is a curse,
            a sickness,
    a disease, a poisonous
              infestation of the
soul.

Hope does not save
    Hope does not heal
            Hope does not love

            Hope lies
     Hope hates
Hope steals

      from us our desires, makes them soar
only to rip away the wings