I am not a fan of the power of positive thinking movement. https://medium.com/write-under-the-moon/selling-sucess-and-enlightenment-76e8352ad62f So yes, like any other word, hope means different things to different people and in different contexts.

In the poem we're talking about now, I'm trying to provide contrast with and offer a healthy alternative to fear for those who feel the world is going to shit and that it won't come out the other side--to those who let those on both sides of the political spectrum manipulate them and prey on their fears to demonize the "other side" and believe that the other side will cause the sky to fall--a theme that also runs through my Embracing Uncertainty poem that started our conversation today