Hope

Her heart is bruised
Cracked
Scars not yet healed
Red, blue, black
Jagged lines
Open wounds

A tear quivers

Like a diamond

On her eyelash

Her thin, trembling hands
Dirty
Scarred

Clasped tight

Cradle her chest

She shivers
Quavering on her weakened legs

Still

She stands

Her dim blue eyes

Reflect
Weary
Blurred by tears and pain

She unfolds her hands 

A flower

Crushed

Faded

Closed

Lays in her palm

A dark

Once brilliant

Blue

She holds it

Gently

Fearfully

Tenderly

She lifts it

Up 

To her lips

A kiss

The tear

Shivers

Falls 

Plop!

The flower shines

Another tear

Quivers
Sparkling on her lash
Shining on her cheek

Yet

Cracked, red lips

Part

Curving up

Dim eyes lighten

Sparkling

Wet

Purple heart
Painfully beats
Thump-thump....thump-thump
Fighting
Reviving

As the flower
Slowly
So slowly
Let's its azure petals spread
Unfurl
Unfold
Revealing
A tiny golden bud