At my door

Despair keeps knocking at my door
An unwelcome
Uninvited
Intruder

And I must bar the door
Keep her on the other side
Banging
Murmuring
Repeating my name
Muttering curses
Trying every trick
To bring me down

I take up hope
Instead
Like a blanket
I wrap it round my shoulders
with love
Shutting off the sounds at my door
With sweet music
The songs of tomorrow
And what may be
Will be