Glimmer of Hope
N.B. 

I CLOSE my eyes 
               from the whirlwind outside 
                      Images left in the past 
               run through my mind. Days and nights 
                   when we could not go out, 
               where there was no electricity 
                   around. Candles spread 
               through the house, 
                   pasta and bean dishes 
               filling our empty 
                   stomachs. So much worry 
               yet so many stories told, 
                   filled with laughter 
               and imagination. 
                   THE ONLY HOURS OF HOPE. 
               SURVIVAL DANGLING ON THE ROPE. 
                   If I turn within, if I seem 
               to go into this world of 
                   mine - is to later come out 
               and cope better with the outside. 
                   To spread my arms open wide, 
               to touch the ever so distant sky, 
                   to fall over again in love 
               with life 
                   and finally 
    OPEN my eyes.

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N.B. is about to finish a Creative Writing MA at a university in London. She writes mostly non-fiction and poetry. At the moment she is working on her debut novel.

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