“Hope isn't a shy thing” by Eileen Strawberry

“Hope isn't a shy thing” Eileen Strawberry Hope isn't a shy thingShe has white knucklesand spits gritWhen oppressors beat down on her shouldersShe draws her sword swiftlyNo hesitationNo deliberationShe will slay dragonsfor her kinHope isn't a pretty thingScars mar her complexionShe's missing some teethDirt crusts under her nailsCalluses roughen her feetYet her vision is clearHer heartbeat steadyCourage courses her veinsConviction deepens her voicein times of chaos and confusionHer truth shears through the noiseMore from Eileen Strawberry ↓@Soulsounds20 on InstagramWayward Traveller on SubstackHer poetry appears in Beautiful Ways to Say edited by Katie Elizabeth