hope infects

damned hope.

like mildew in my coffee-stain mind,
hope festers.
hope infects.
like a pissed-off mute,
hope spits
but it doesn't scream.

like a sour dying b*****d,
hope clings.
hope curses.

hope hates.

Author's Note

A pessimistic quickie.

Reviews

[Ben Taylor]

You include such great adjectives like "coffee-stained". By using such everyday-feeling adjectives, you give abstract personification of hope a much more imminent and real feel.

[Matthew Kult]

Great write, Great read.

regards,

Matthew

[Miss Fox]

"like a pissed-off mute,
hope spits
but it doesn't scream."

I imagine a sly parasite that slowly takes you over.

But is it really that bad, if hope takes you over, if hope infects you and festers in the back of your mind?

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Pessimistic for sure, but is it wrong I throughly enjoyed it, it reminds me of observations from most poets I know! Well done, good read.