Hope Rides Tonight!

I named this blog well before the poem was even an idea, but tonight the idea came to bear fruit!

Hope Rides

When life has tossed you in the dirt
And all your faith is bruised
When your spirit flags exhausted
And all your strength is used
When things seem lost beyond repair
And you can't even feel mad
You drag yourself up by boot straps
You didn't know you had

Because
Hope rides over mountains, through valleys of despair
It carries on through thick and thin
It shines a light you have to share
It makes heroes of women and men
It lets you dream what you'd never dare
Hope rides over troubles, though no one seems to care

When life gives you a dusty trail to tread
And you just want to run
When you've worn a rut in your road
And you just want to be done
When the brightest jewel shines no more
And you only taste your sweat
You keep on trudging and tramping 'til
You just want to forget

Because
Hope rides through rivers, across plains of discontent
It endures the dreary throes of life
It continues on though you are spent
It withstands through weary strife
It carries on till you become content
Hope rides through tedium, though boredom is hell bent
　
When life, at last, finally rewards your faith
And you ride an easy road
When you travel verdant meadows
And you carry a lighter load
When the burbling creek beside you
Sings inside your very soul
You will feel the winds of love
You will finally feel whole

Because
Hope rides beyond hills, inside the noblest hearts
It gallops in the wilds of your mind
It inspires each facet of the arts
It gifts sight to those once blind
It guides you beyond the course life charts
Hope rides within you, that's where it always starts