“What happens to a dream deferred?”
It grows
And expands
It takes time to decide
Whether suicide is its destiny
Or if life is the only way
It lies down and weeps
Rolling around in the possibilities
Of “what if’s” and “could be’s”
Self-pity is the initial reaction
To a dream left in the shadows
Of life’s troubles
What happens next?… is not the decision of the dream
But the dreamer
What happens next… is the thoughts
The resilience
The courage of the one who gave birth to such a thing
The one responsible for the care and tenderness owed
My dream
Left alone
Tucked away
And hidden
Accumulated dust
Lost it’s luster
But it did not falter
Once discovered again
I realized it
Was the same
Everything inside of it did not wilt
Rather it grew in wisdom
As my life grew in length
And now
It lives
Inside of me
A mature version of childish passions
Plays on in the fantasies of my mind
With more room to develop into
The woman who will not forget
To allow her heart to beat
Now the boundaries are being broken
Letting adventures unfold and take shape
A dream is not a silly thing
A dream deferred thing can be a strong thing
And a dream pursued is a sure thing
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