This is a song I wrote many years ago, but it’s deeper relevance has been becoming much clearer to me. So I’ve written it out again, in the same style as I’ve written other poems recently. That is, using no punctuation or capitalisation, substituting layout and space. I find that this adds a rawness to it.
Dare To Hope (Part 3)
It’s only been in the last few years that I’ve learned that playing down the exciting stuff doesn’t take the pain away when it doesn’t happen. It does, however, minimize the joy when it does happen. It also creates a lot of isolation. Once you’ve diminished the importance of something, …
