Hopelessness is sitting on the roadside 
And chewing cola nuts 
That stains your teeth. 
The beggar without passion 
Walking the empty streets at night. 
A sparrow at the birdfeed 
Picking up scraps of faded dreams. 
And the pills that help you last through the night. 
Hope is sound and tested. 
The unborn that will know life 
Never wondering in the cold night to get 
Where the time is past and late