Hope still blooms

Don’t take for granted,

just how lucky you are;

To be spending this time with people

who love you.

Complete lockdown, total isolation.

Still this loneliness makes its home,

It burrows deep in my soul,

nothing less than a dull ache.

It’s so easy to lose sight of what matters.

But still, despite all this

I see a flower desperate to be alive.

She blooms unexpectedly,

twirling to reach the sun’s rays.

Showing me that it’s possible.

Reminding me that there’s hope.

Even in the darkest times,

even when it seems like the end,

you can find a way to grow.

Done