Childish Dreams

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month.

In that spirit, I thought I’d share a poem. It’s about a 2 minute read…

In truth, poetry was my gateway drug to writing novels.

This poem is essentially about a young girl. She lived within a fantasy world to escape reality.

Her reality was a nightmare.

Her dreams allow her to survive, and to have hope.

I hope you like it.

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Childish Dreams

I dreamed I won the Olympic marathon,
After 26 miles,
I ran into this big stadium,

Man-o-man – I won,
Everybody cheered my name,

Bright lights, tv cameras aimed at me,

I was important, you see,

I’m standing on the top stair,
I’m sweating like I just got out of a hot shower,

Gold Medal dangled down about mid-chest,
It felt heavier than I’d have guessed,
Then all these people played my country’s fight song…

It could happen,
Maybe,
Someday,
You never know,

But when I opened my eyes,
It was dark …
And I was all alone,
Alone,

I dreamed I cured Cancer,
I did in an afternoon,
It seemed so simple,

I showed my teacher just after math class,
I saved the bald-headed kid from certain death,

I guess,

And then we all played video games until my fingers went numb,
It could happen,

Maybe,
Someday,
You never know,

But when I opened my eyes,
It was dark …
And I was all alone,
Alone,

I dream a lot it seems,
Dreaming I’m dreaming,
I like day dreaming at school,

Dreaming I’m someone else,
Being anybody else,

But me … I do not want to be me,

I’ll keep dreaming in my hiding place,

My hiding place makes me feel safe,
I can dream there,

Dreaming someone would listen to me,
Maybe notice me,
Maybe be kind to me,

I don’t know why,
My dreams,
They grow inside my head,

Some dreams are small,

Some dreams are quiet,

Some dreams scare me,
I don’t like those dreams …

I run away from those dreams,
But, I love most of my dreams,
My dreams are my special place …

A place I go to hide,

I like to hide within my dreams,
Because, my dreams always welcome me inside –

I’m safe,
I’m smart,
I’m pretty,

My dreams never touch me,

Tease me,
Or scream at me,

My dreams always give me a hug,
My dreams tell me I’m loved,
My dreams could come true,

Maybe,
Someday,
You never know,

But when I open my eyes,
It’s dark …
And I’m all alone,
Alone,

But I’ll keep dreaming,

You know …
I won’t stop dreaming,

My heart promised me, so,
That if I dreamed big enough,
Maybe my dreams would come true,

Maybe,

Someday,
You never know,
I’ll open my eyes,

And I’ll be …

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