A Hope to Hold Dear

Say, tell me your plans?
What are your plans,
for today, for next week
for the rest of your life?

I don't know,
and what I do
I'm afraid to tell you
lest you smash my dream to pieces
the most beautiful and sacred
to my tender, aching heart.

You know that one person
can't solve all your problems?

I know, I know, I know...
but one person can give me
a thing to want
a hope to hold dear.