Lost Hopes
by Esther Elizabeth Racah
Lost hopes once bright with life, the path had become dim,
For hopes that burned had been lost to whim.
A bitter wind had stolen the flame,
And bound to endless shame.
The echoes of the soul’s desire,
Drifted as ash from a dying fire.
The distant skies were gazed upon,
But no stars, no guiding prize, were seen.
For what was hope but a fragile thread,
That broke beneath the weight of dread?
And all the wishes softly spun,
Were torn apart when the day was done.
Hands, once prosperous, had grasped at the air,
At remnants of a past unfair.
The dreams nurtured tenderly,
They were scattered like autumn leaves.
Through the empty halls, a wandering occurred,
Where faded voices haunted the walls.
Their whispers, faint, rose and fell,
A mournful hymn, a lover’s call.
But all was lost, no solace found,
In those hollowed places, so profound.
The hopes held had bled away,
Like the dying light of a winter’s day.
Lost hopes, as the night embraced the land,
The touch of death’s cold hand was felt.
Softly whispered in the void,
“Your dreams have vanished; the end draws near.”
No longer was the tide fought,
For all was lost, and hope had died.
The winds of fate had stripped bare,
And left in the bitter air.
Where once the light of promise gleamed,
Now shadows ruled, and nothing dreamed.
Each fleeting wish, each silent prayer,
Had vanished in the growing despair.
The days of mirth, joy, and gaiety,
They were buried deep where they belonged.
Through a world undone, wandering occurred,
Where all was dark, and none were there
To offer solace, warmth, or care—
Just hollow winds that chilled the air.
The roads walked were cold and bleak,
With no horizon left to seek.
And so drifting occurred, lost in gloom,
A spectre wandering through endless doom.
Lost hopes, in the end, all hope faded,
A fleeting light that could not stay.
No dreams remained to guide the way,
Just an endless night and endless grey.
And though searching with longing eyes,
No stars shone, and no dawn rose.
The final echo of the plea,
It was silence, cold eternity.
Lost hopes, forever gone,
Lost hopes, forever gone.
