The rise of hope
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Camille Barr reading her poem The rise of hope from her debut poetry book Behind the facade
\\nThe rise of hope
\\nAwakened by a fresh day of hope
\\nPass the shovel I have to dig
\\nA daydream beckons me out
\\nAs I dare to defy the legacy of my flesh
\\nSweat and tears pass the day
\\nThe time has come
\\nI\\u2019m getting out of here\\u2026
\\nI shed divine depths of despair
\\nI hand you back to whom you belong
\\nTravelling now under my own direction
\\nThe ghosts are gone and the path is clear
\\nOne deep breath and the journey begins
\\nIt couldn\\u2019t be that easy could it?
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