hope takes us places. hope takes us into a car sometimes with a person we dont know very well. hope takes us to the museum. hope laughs with us. hope sits outside the door and listens to us through it patiently. hope touches us on the hand gently while we hold a hot mug of something. hope never complains. hope pokes us in the back when we meet certain people. hope sits at a window. hope brushes the leaves, each one, patiently & thoroughly. hope waits under the ground we walk on, sits under our sneakers. hope gestures through fingers and mouths. hope tells us to get on with it. hope runs away with someone we don’t love. hope gets home late at night and sneaks in while we are sleeping. hope barks at the door. hope riddles a body with electricity. hope puts the light out when we fall asleep. hope blows out our candles. hope touches our bruises on purpose. hope keeps us updated on “get rich quick schemes”. hope looks at us in the mirror while we brush our teeth. hope keeps it mouth shut. hope handwrites all its thank you notes. hope tells our mothers we love them when we’re not around. hope sleeps under the bed so the monsters have to find somewhere else. hope stands in the closet. hope sits in the shower. hope makes lists about us like the food we like, and things we want to try. hope gets in our hair. hope sits in the liquid remnants, the bottom of every cup. hope catches you in the act but never tells. hope handles every stone you have ever picked up or set down. hope handles all the trash in this way too. hope never tells you that its not ok. hope hints at loving you all the time. hope lets you in when they said they wouldnt. hope lies down on a bed. hope tells you something silent that makes you cry. hope rings you up in the afternoon. hope reveals to you that it is gay. hope hears you angry in the other room. hope underlines your favorite lines in a book before you even read it. hope sends you messages late at night that you don’t respond to. hope offers you a sip from their water bottle. hope is always pulling something out. hope is seeing you through a window and you notice them out the window after several moments. hope is recognizable by the back of their head. hope lets you stay in the car. hope believes in forest elves insistently. hope secretly believes they can talk to animals too. hope is a little off. hope takes you to get all your hair cut off. hope tells anyone that you love them when you arent around. hope gets off on telling other people you love them when you arent around, even if you dont. hope has teeth. hope will take you dancing anytime, but hope doesnt always want to dance. hope moves to a new city and calls you faceless on the other end of a phone call. hope doesnt believe in religion. hope is very political.