when you begin your journey,
start with hope
when you build your castle,
start with hope
when you plant your tree,
start with hope
though the night may draw in
and you may lose sometimes
and bruise your skin
remember that hope
and don’t cave in
when you’re at a disadvantage
like when I was born with blue feet with the chord wrapped around my neck
when people said I’d never amount to anything
because they respected my mental health diagnosis more than me
they didn’t see the hope inside my heart
start with hope
that’s the only way
to fight on in darkest of days.