The Cure at Troy

"History says, Don't hope
on this side of the grave.
But then, once in a lifetime,
the longed for tidal wave
of justice can rise up,
and hope and history rhyme.

So hope for a great sea-change
on the far side of revenge.
Believe that a further shore
is reachable from here.
Believe in miracles
and cures and healing wells."

-The Cure at Troy, Seamus Heaney