Silent hope

 That silent hope is growing 

All the positive seeds that are sowing

I threw away the care plan copy

And I said not again without getting soppy

I look forward and I look up

Now there’s no pouring from an empty cup

Because that silent hope is there 

The thing in my life that in the last 6 years has been so rare

I’m ready and willing to live my life for this

This recovery journey will not go amiss 

I’m holding out for the little wins

The lemonade and the pink gins

The theatre trips, the late night supermarket shops

And I realise in that moment the seeds have grown crops

Im living the life I wanted and desired

Even though I still struggle with feeling tired

I’ve got the friends around me

For them I am so grateful, so pleased that they surround me

I’ve got the home that is completely Steph in all that is seen

And for the volunteering I’m able to become keen

That silent hope maybe isn’t so silent anymore

As I tell people I’m good not okay and I mean that in my core

I’m steadily growing a life I want to live  and love 

I’m willing to thrive, give and worship the God above

For all that he’s done for me

I’m only just starting to see

I’m there throwing my hands up saying thank you

That thank you right there is very overdue