Hold On

Hold on to dreams
Even if it seems
the light is no longer shining bright

Hold on to hope
Even if it’s hard to cope
as tears flow and you stumble around in the dark

Hold on to peace
Even if violence doesn’t cease
and gun shots continue to ring out in the night

Hold on to compassion
Even if empathy has been rationed
into bits and pieces and put away for safe keeping

Hold on to love
Even when the fire of
passion has burned down to glowing embers

Hold on…
Hold on...
Hold on...