Hold on hope, Hold on

Futurism | Tharindi Wijesekera | Digital Art

 Hold On Hope, Hold on by Luna Fera

we used to laugh beneath a bleeding sun 

teasing each other as we tramped down packed dirt 

not worrying about the consequences of a quick embrace 

now we stare at each other across cold screens 

relying on memories of phantoms for sanity 

we used to joke about a billion stars finally bursting out of pure exhaustion

raining ash coming to suffocate us all 

now we awkwardly rub our necks as we meet Fate’s smug stare 

hehe, you know we didn’t mean it, right? 

we used to play hide and seek with clocks 

fumbling fingers rushing to brush the fleeting numbers 

bombarded with angelic snickers of 

Tick

Tick

Tick

now we lay in crinkled sheets 

staring at a ceiling of broken time 

forlorn hands slammed against temples 

heart hammering to dissonant chords of 

                                              GET

OUT

        NOW

we used to roam great halls 

littered with books and papers 

laden with stress and godly percentages 

now we try and learn through a glitch 

and a crackling voice 

trying not to get too distracted by the sweet purr

of a furry friend on your arm 

We Used To We Used To We Used To We Used To

we used to roll down hills 

and ponder over a thousand and one twinkling lights

and what lies at the end of the spidery web of life

now we hang off balconies 

pooling Moonlight obscuring our vision 

knuckles going white as we grip the railing 

endlessly grasping                Hope.