Builders of hope can’t you see <br />That it’s too far in the distance <br />For it to be <br />Meaningful, fulfilled <br />Or trustworthy? <br />So many hopes go up in smoke <br />And so we hope some more. <br />We think by hoping all will be fine <br />And so we keep hoping for <br />A Savior to come <br />And soothe our souls, <br />A leader to surface <br />Who’ll protect our goals, <br />A truthsayer to speak <br />An undo the lies, <br />An intelligent master <br />To quell the unwise. <br /> <br />We hope. We hope in a <br />Monotonous hypnosis <br />And instead what we have <br />Is called hope-nosis. <br />Hypnotically hoping every day, <br />Tranquilized hoping which gets in the way. <br />It gives us a false sense <br />That all will be well <br />While everything’s crumbling <br />And going to hell. <br /> <br />Just give the masses something to hope for <br />And that will quiet them down. <br />It’s the oldest trick in the books you know? <br />The oldest one in town.<br /><br />Edwina Reizer<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/hope-nosis/
