I Need a Hope

By Mattie Stepanek

I need a hope… a new hope.
A hope that reaches for the stars, and
That does not end in violence or war.
A hope that makes peace on our earth,
That does not create evil in the world.
A hope that finds cures for diseases, and
That does not make people hurt,
In their bodies, in their hearts,
Or most of all, in their spirits.

I need a hope… a new hope,
A hope that inspires me to live, and
To make all these things happen
So that the world can have
A new hope, too.