After All Hope Is Gone

After all hope is gone
and fantasy erased
there is genesis and verities faced

After all hope is gone
and hankering dispelled
there is contentment and desires corralled

After all hope is gone
and illusion dislodged
there is awareness and mirages barraged

After all hope is gone
and apathy rebuffed
there is jollity and decadence snuffed

After all hope is gone
and intention shunted
there is direction and dawdle stunted

After all hope is gone
and obsession renounced
there is liberty and spellbinding trounced