Hope

Is fragile...

Photo by Andre Mouton on Unsplash

Hope is fragile and ethereal
Hanging on by a gossamer thread
A single teardrop can 
Shatter its tenuous grasp

Quivering, pulled taut
With haunting desire
I hold my breath
Lest it fracture into nihility

Hope is a tender dream
Beckoning from nothingness
A vague mirage shimmering
On the edge of fantasy

It’s merely dragonfly wings
Fluttering in different directions
Hovering on a prayer
A pastel rainbow glow