Adrift

Never really gave much thought to the term
"hope floats."
Yet as it comes to mind now, there is a clarity
of new understanding
and I'm almost surprised at the force of it
How voracious the appetite for hope to stay alive
Despite all reasonable dissuasion.
A bunch of hot air
Just forcing itself
Up! Up! Up!
Showing not a hint of concern
for the heavy weight
of reality.
Hope floats
and this one is eager
to reach those fiery
distant shores