Hope lay in the clouds pregnant with rain
In the unseen dew yet to fall on virgin grass
In the pulsating rhythm of our unfelt heartbeats
In the unknowability of the distant future

Hope came in all hues and colours
In the unpainted canvas of our minds
Lighting up the rainbow of our imagination
Unhindered, unimpeded, unchained, unleashed

Hope for humans, humanity, this earth
The ceaseless fountain of universal optimism
Of shared beliefs, of familiarity, of peace
Devoid of hatred, warmongering and deceit

Will that hope ever become a reality
Creating a utopian world of equality and justice
Where humans can hold hands without hesitation or fear
Chained only by the bondage of universal love

Subir Chakraborty
17th March 2022