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Dare to Hope

December 26, 2010
By lyrical_assassin SILVER, Dubai, Other
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here we stand
drowning in depths of despair,
whilst in the distance,
golden lights flicker
tantalizing flames of hope.

tempted, we rush forward
only to find
that the flames were just
a trick of light,
an illusion of desperate desire -
nothing more.

© Shelby Noble, Vancouver, WA

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