Whither happiness <br />Wither joy that must <br />Endure our hopes <br />So hope endures; <br />Escape our dreams <br />When dreams imprisoned lie; <br />Suffer our illusions <br />Trammeled and dying; <br />Survive our love <br />And love’s brutality; <br />Bear our needs <br />That unfilled weigh upon us; <br />Staunch our sorrow <br />As sorrow staunchly stands; <br />Brave our comfort <br />Cowardly consumed; <br />And abide our fears <br />For fear abides.<br /><br />Gary Witt<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/elusive-fragile-joy-beset/
