Hope and Despair

Every day I listen to these voices in my head
One the voice of Hope, the other Despair
They whisper continuously in my ear.
Whenever I fail, Hope whispers, keep trying
But Despair just laughs and says,
“See I told you it couldn’t be done."
Hope paints the world in beauty and love
Despair sees a bleak gray life full of sorrow.

All day they pull me,
First one way, then another
Hope makes me smile, Despair makes me cry.
Two voices in my head vying for my attention
The more I listen to the one,
The more I look at my life with either Despair or Hope.
But though sometimes it’s hard, I fight to keep Hope alive
And not let Despair drown her out.