Dreams
Don’t stay dreams
If we work on achieving them.
At least mine didn’t.
I was lucky
To say the least.
I know I was lucky.
I had people rooting
For me
Without me knowing it.
I have a God that
Does not take eyes
Off my beautiful soul.
I have family that
Would kill to give me bread.
I have and have had
A support system
That has lifted me
From beneath the roots.
As deep down as it goes.
But, before that?
Before I learned
How to accept help,
I was on my own.
I learned how to feed
My body and soul.
I learned how to
Talk to my fragmented heart.
I learned how to stand up
For me and those around me.
I learned how to smile
When I saw a flower,
After my heart
Was kicked around so strongly,
It fell and broke
Everything I built.
So I rebuilt.
From bottom up.
I didn’t give up.
And I dreamed.
I dreamed of the life
I wanted
Beyond locked bars.
I dreamed of
The love I needed
To feel
And the love I needed
To give.
I dreamed of a life
Where I can sing
And dance
Oh,
And skip down the streets.
And I wanted to give up,
Oh how I wanted to give up.
I almost did.
But, then I didn’t.
And that’s what
Built me even stronger.
So, this fierce warrior
You see.
It was built.
Like a palace
Piece by piece.
And it was then demolished.
Like some towers
Thrown in one shot.
But, then
It was rebuilt
Like a palace
Inch by inch.
It got me to paradise.
This work
Got me to paradise.
I am in paradise
Because of dreams.
Don’t you even think of.
Don’t you dare,
Give up on your dreams.