despair subtextures life, poetry February 15, 2013October 27, 2017 “It is necessary to hope… for hope itself is happiness.” ― Samuel Johnson packed loosely in one corner of today hope locked in a Chinese box grows stale like dust in a corpse’s heart (February 2013) Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading... Published by subtextures I am a poet and a teacher living in central Texas. I attended The University of Texas at Austin, and Middlebury College's Breadloaf School of English. View all posts by subtextures Published February 15, 2013October 27, 2017