hope | Anita Dawes and Jaye Marie

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Say it, Live it

Hope never dies, it seems to live forever

People grab hold of it from time to time

Keep it in mind, say without thinking

“I hope my luck holds out.”

I would rather open my window, let fresh air in

Welcome joy, it comes in small, unexpected parcel

Like yesterday, two strangers said hello as I passed by

That is hope working without the need to think about it

I might be wrong, yet the sound of laughter gives me hope

A gift I wasn’t expecting that made me smile

Seems to me, that hope is a living thing

It is all around us, you don’t have to wish for it

Or pray for it. It is in the air, the rain, people passing by

After all, it was the last gift in Pandora’s box

The wind carries it, carrying it far and wide

Whenever you are feeling down, open a window

Breathe in. It is the one thing that keeps us going

Don’t follow any master, be the master

Tomorrow brings a new promise of hope fulfilled…

14-year-old’s reversible poem takes web by storm…

When this poem is read from start to finish, it paints a pessimistic picture about a world where a generation is obsessed with money and power.
But by following the instruction at the end – “read from bottom to top now” – the meaning – like the poem – is reversed.

The flipped poem paints an optimistic picture about hope for the future and paints a very poignant message – even more poignant because of the author’s age.

After gaining attention for his younger brother’s poem, Derek Nichols said the poem took Jordan just half an hour to compose and said: “I don’t get how he’s so smart”.

“His poem is nowhere near making this world a better place, but it’s a step in the right direction,” he added.

Here is the poem when read from top to bottom.

Our generation will be known for nothing.
Never will anybody say,
We were the peak of mankind.
That is wrong, the truth is
Our generation was a failure.
Thinking that
We actually succeeded
Is a waste. And we know
Living only for money and power
Is the way to go.
Being loving, respectful, and kind
Is a dumb thing to do.
Forgetting about that time,
Will not be easy, but we will try.
Changing our world for the better
Is something we never did.
Giving up
Was how we handled our problems.
Working hard
Was a joke.
We knew that
People thought we couldn’t come back
That might be true,
Unless we turn things around

(Read from bottom to top now)

And here it is reversed – with a completely different meaning.

Unless we turn things around
That might be true,
People thought we couldn’t come back
We knew that
Was a joke.
Working hard
Was how we handled our problems.
Giving up
Is something we never did.
Changing our world for the better
Will not be easy, but we will try.
Forgetting about that time,
Is a dumb thing to do.
Being loving, respectful, and kind
Is the way to go.
Living only for money and power
Is a waste. And we know
We actually succeeded
Thinking that
Our generation was a failure.
That is wrong, the truth is
We were the peak of mankind.
Never will anybody say,
Our generation will be known for nothing.
~~~
There may be hope for the next generation, after all…
See you all next week…