On Hope

Hope is more than wishes or daydreams
or longings.

I think that maybe Hope is the energy of the Universe,
of Love,
of Creation itself, where it gathers inside of you
- in your blood, your bones, your soul - 
and sings low and long
- like the deep ocean -
to all the cells and synapses, chemicals and memories, dreams and language of You - calling
to Conspire, Surrender,
Attune to its inevitable weave and flow
toward Wholeness, toward Life
Passion,
Presence, Belonging.

Maybe Hope is the hum of Love itself
praying from inside of you,
from the very center of you
- praying for your own Awakening - 
for your own Awake, Brilliant, Love-filled Life
being born every moment
so that you will have no shortage of yourself
and your beautiful Soul,
so that you may be
as recklessly and relentlessly generous
as the whole Universe is with itself.