After the Death of a Close Friend

Sadness, anger, hatred and all the other things released by Pandora
nearly brought the destruction of man.
To save us the gods gave a new gift called hope.
Yet this hope at times seems little compared to all around us.
Because it dosn't seem to protect us anymore, most abandon it.
Forgetting that it isn't there to save us alone, but to give us the strength 
to carry on 
alone.
Even if we know we cannot win.
Hope is not what saves us from dispare and anger and hatred and all other 
things we fear and feel.
It gives us the courage to face it. Only by giving up hope and courage
do we doom ourselves to the dark abyss that awaits.

Gary