Hopel̶e̶s̶s̶

Hope is a feeling of expectation for a certain positive thing to happen. It does not always come easy or natural and is often something to be sought and fought for. This collection of poems explores a desire-a need-to find hope in everyday life through pain, peace, even mundane seasons. Living can be joyous, and something good can come out of the pain, the ugly side of life, when past or present trauma yearns for healing. A contemporary piece, Hopeless aims to be relatable to readers as it travels through the seasons of time while representing the seasons of life we all experience. Just as spring offers new beginnings, the poems start with a lighthearted feel. But as summer turns hot, unbearable, and fall-in a brilliant and traumatic show-loses its hold, fading into winter's bare, cold season in this overwhelming cycle, the tone of the poems shifts to introspection, recalling heartache. Yet each poem weaves the tapestry of the overall theme-holding on to hope.The author, Morgana Shea, writes from her journey as a mother, wife, and trauma survivor fiercely seeking hope and healing with her words as she navigates these seasons of her life. In sharing her poems with the world, she hopes her heart-felt words will resonate with those readers who need to hear them most.