All I Need Is

What can't I live without?

An odd question.

Most definitely not something you hear

On a daily basis.

What I can't live without 

Is not 

Material.

It's not

Tangible.

And yet it still

Exists.

There are days when 

I feel

Broken

Downtrodden

Defeated.

And yet

It's still there.

Showing me

That it is still

Present.

Even in this 

Dark      and

Cold 

World.

It's still there. 

The light at the end 

Of the tunnel.

Hope.

It doesn't give an explanation

For the way things

Are.

But it does give the

Strength 

and

Courage 

One needs to fight through the

Inexplicable and 

Inevitable

Pain of the 

World.  

It shows you

That things can be better.

There may not be a 

Reason

For 

Violence

Or

Suffering.

And I cannot guarantee 

That life will be 

Easy.

Because it won't be.

But one thing I can

Promise 

You.

As long as 

You

Have

Hope

You

Can

Win.

You

Can

Survive.

And so

If I were stuck on a desert island

One thing 

I know 

Is that 

Without

Hope 

I would not

Survive.