Convinced and undeterred, hope is genetic!
I appreciate how adversity catalyzes it,
But see how Hope outlives obstacles, outlives outcomes,
Despite its unproven origin,
In spite of remaining dorment between my needs and my next wish,
I know it rests in our DNA, woven into the helix, wrapped up
in joy, in pain, in resilience, waiting to be prompted,
Pull on the finest of its threads and still I can cling,
Cling to the legacy capable of stirring one heart at a time
until the mass is shaking with promise,
Born of bruises and battles, this influential response 
faces the anguish,
This gene of Hope triggered , trickles between heart beats

B.Toner Aug. 2023