What do you hope to find?
When you sit down with that cup of tea in the afternoon,
what do you hope to find?
When you approach a crosswalk and wish there would be red,
what do you hope to find?
When you brush your teeth and you pause and observe yourself in the mirror,
what do you hope to find?
When you write this poem, lingering on each word,
what do you hope to find?
When you lie in bed at night, knowing that sleep won't come for hours,
what is it that you hope to find?
When you sit down with that cup of tea in the afternoon,
what do you hope to find?
When you approach a crosswalk and wish there would be red,
what do you hope to find?
When you brush your teeth and you pause and observe yourself in the mirror,
what do you hope to find?
When you write this poem, lingering on each word,
what do you hope to find?
When you lie in bed at night, knowing that sleep won't come for hours,
what is it that you hope to find?