this life is making
me so mean
in my dreams
this was not seen.
I saw such different
better things
so looking forward
to what life brings.
I dreampt of goals
I yearned for wealth
I longed for love
and prayed for health.
in my future
all was bright
all were happy
all was right.
now i'm older
now I see
the harshness of
reality.
my job sucks
my bills aren't paid
no time to fulfill
the plans i'd made.
no college degree
no husband or home
not much of anything
to call my own.
I wish I could
go back to a time
when dreams were brighter
and hope was mine.
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Written June 12th, 2005
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Oh, it's so sad to see that you've given up on your dreams. If you don't have your dreams and aspirations for the future, then what do you have?
~T.Z.
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i can tell that this poem came from your heart, it's filled with emotion and very well written, if i do say so myself, so keep up the good work and dont stop writing..it's never too late to fufill your dreams!
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Great poem. I love the emotion in it and the passion. The way you described everything was so intense and in detail. I loved it.
Great Job!
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what a great flow to this. It's so sad when our dreams give way to the cold reality of life. And we realize that the things that seems of no use (like college) are really the keys to our success. But just remember .... it's never too late and we are what we make of ourselves.
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Oh this is so true... I was going to take on the world someday.. and now it is just too much to do something as simple as order a hamburger at McDonalds. I was collage bound, all that too... an now ... well we won't go in to all that, anyway, I really wasn't getting in to this until I read on and finished the poem, and I'm glad I did.
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Excellent poem. The structure, rhythm, rhyme and the flow were very well done. Content, the fat lady hasn't sung for you yet!
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great poem!! i liked the words you used to rhyme. great thing to write about too, and great way to end it. keep up the good work.
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This is very beautiful, serene and filled with hope.
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Very good write! I love the emotion.
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i really like this i am 13 and like two years ago everything looked bright for me my future still looks bright but my teenage years don't well anyways i really like the poem it has great emotion and has a lot of perspective on life put into it i loved it
Edited on Jun 12, 6:00 p.m. because ''.
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