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Hope | Martha Koock Ward

Writer: IPM Team
IPM Team
Apr 20
1 min read

Updated: Sep 2

A photo of a woman emerging from a body of water. Overlaid is a poem titled "Hope" by Martha Koock Ward. It reads "It's a singular gift, Breath, that / inflates the lungs of a "just born". / This, my raucous call repeated through / the years, decades to come, // denoting / my beginning after an ending. // Broken hearted, spent, jobless, fallen / into the dark, powerless, and yet I rise! / HOPE! No other name applies, turning / from days of feeling like I'm a chopped / earthworm, having survived cruelty. // Regenerating the Light of HOPE in / the World, in myself, // beyond / certain expectation / and / doubtless disappointment. // Dictated by my ability, still, / to inflate my lungs with / the singular gift, Breath."

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This poem was included in IPM's April 2026 Newsletter.

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