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Dream No Longer
I once dared to dream,
But I dream no longer.
I once dared to hope,
But now that hope is gone from me.
I've traveled far,
I've fought hard,
Yet still here I stand.
Why?
I once dreamt of a place far away
Where you and I were free to dance barefoot in the rain.
I fell and you followed suit.
We laughed together in the grass,
Yet the mud did not stick...
Nothing could dirty us in a place
Drenched with the tears of our laughter.
I once dreamt that we flew
Through a vast sea of stars,
And tossed around the planets.
Yet no life was disrupted...
No harm could be done
In a universe where we were together.
My dreams used to be so wonderful,
I used to fight the sunrise in order to stay asleep that much longer,
Yet now my dreams have changed.
I now dream of us dancing in the rain,
Yet I always begin to melt,
And you continue to dance joyfully.
Do I mean so little?
I now dream of us flying through a sea of stars,
Yet I fly too close to the sun,
And my wings burn to ashes.
Why do you fly on without me?
Have I not been loyal?
Have I not been true?
I've done everything you asked,
And expected only love in return.
Yet I feel as though I have asked too much.
I greedily held out my hands,
Expecting riches to pour from your mouth,
Yet they did not seem to be for me,
And a poor man I remain.
I remember when things were different.
When the sun shined brightly as I pulled back the curtains,
When my heart was still red and my body warm.
Such far away places and far away states...
When will I find them again?
Copyright © 2006 Jarred Lee
I once dared to dream,
But I dream no longer.
I once dared to hope,
But now that hope is gone from me.
I've traveled far,
I've fought hard,
Yet still here I stand.
Why?
I once dreamt of a place far away
Where you and I were free to dance barefoot in the rain.
I fell and you followed suit.
We laughed together in the grass,
Yet the mud did not stick...
Nothing could dirty us in a place
Drenched with the tears of our laughter.
I once dreamt that we flew
Through a vast sea of stars,
And tossed around the planets.
Yet no life was disrupted...
No harm could be done
In a universe where we were together.
My dreams used to be so wonderful,
I used to fight the sunrise in order to stay asleep that much longer,
Yet now my dreams have changed.
I now dream of us dancing in the rain,
Yet I always begin to melt,
And you continue to dance joyfully.
Do I mean so little?
I now dream of us flying through a sea of stars,
Yet I fly too close to the sun,
And my wings burn to ashes.
Why do you fly on without me?
Have I not been loyal?
Have I not been true?
I've done everything you asked,
And expected only love in return.
Yet I feel as though I have asked too much.
I greedily held out my hands,
Expecting riches to pour from your mouth,
Yet they did not seem to be for me,
And a poor man I remain.
I remember when things were different.
When the sun shined brightly as I pulled back the curtains,
When my heart was still red and my body warm.
Such far away places and far away states...
When will I find them again?
Copyright © 2006 Jarred Lee
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The 14th, and perhaps even last, addition to my poetry series. I found this the other day when I was looking through some of my old things. Such far away places and far away states...
The poetry series thus far:
~~Love's Light in an Overwhelming Darkness [link]
~~Seek [link]
~~Restless [link]
~~A Man-Made Angel [link]
~~I Miss the Way it Never Was [link]
~~Silent Beauty [link]
~~Snowfall on Unfamiliar Ground [link]
~~Forgotten [link]
~~The Most Beautiful Flower in the Garden [link]
~~Inspirational [link]
~~Fantasy [link]
~~A Christmas Suicide [link]
~~A Heart Frozen Over [link]
The poetry series thus far:
~~Love's Light in an Overwhelming Darkness [link]
~~Seek [link]
~~Restless [link]
~~A Man-Made Angel [link]
~~I Miss the Way it Never Was [link]
~~Silent Beauty [link]
~~Snowfall on Unfamiliar Ground [link]
~~Forgotten [link]
~~The Most Beautiful Flower in the Garden [link]
~~Inspirational [link]
~~Fantasy [link]
~~A Christmas Suicide [link]
~~A Heart Frozen Over [link]
© 2006 - 2024 Itchitaka
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eiiii!!!.....i really like your poem....can i promote your poems in friendster????....^_^
i think im falling in love with your poems.....
i think im falling in love with your poems.....