I feel the sun's warm rays beating down on my skin.
My hair is flying with such force that I laugh.
It's not one of my forced, fake laughs,
this one is real.
I laugh at myself,
I laugh for all the times I thought this could never be true.
I'm truly happy.
The wind gently caresses my skin,
Softly, oh so softly.
No cares rush through my head like usual.
My only thoughts are of happiness.
I look up and spin around;
The sky is a perfectly clear, radiant blue sky.
The grass a brilliant shade of green.
The wind itself is singing.
Flowers billowing in the gentle breeze.
This place is paradise.
I fall down, as light as if I was the wind.
I have become one with my surroundings.
It seems so much like a dream
That I have to pinch myself to keep from doubting it.
If I doubt it, it will leave me and never come again...
Dream or reality?
It has become a reality in my eyes.
A loud sound clashes and I bolt upright.
I was dreaming all along...
I start to cry, then realize, even if it was a dream,
It could still come true.
A new hope fills my soul with want, with need for freedom…
Anissa Sapp
May 2006
Author notes
This is a really old poem, but it's one of the ones that will always be true for me. I hope you like it. I don't remember the exact date I wrote it, that's why it only says May 2006.
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This is really pretty. It really captures your feelings well, the happiness in the beginning, the sorrow when you realize it's just a dream, then the hope at the end. Very heartfelt. And thank you for writing why you liked the poem in your author's notes, most people didn't do that. So I appreciate it. Thanks for sharing this, it was nice.
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I was dreaming all along...
I start to cry, then realize, even if it was a dream,
It could still come true.
A new hope fills my soul with want, with need for freedom…
if only our dreams could come true -
This was simple yet carried your message of freedom and happiness very clearly. One stanza that particularily stood out (in a good way!) was stanza 4 with it's lovely imagery. Best of luck and thanks for entering!
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I am not one who normally like 'happy' poems but this one I actually like. It doesnt feel as if it is a fake happy. I ove the style and decription of being free.
thanks for entering -
Nicely constructed poem, you began describing something in detail that the piece started to waffle. All I gain from this is a vague notion of feeling happy. Sorry but this doesn't meet my expectations.
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It's been a while since I read a genuinely happy write, and this is wonderfully written. I can feel the passion and the total freedom with which you wrote this.
'My hair is flying with such force that I laugh.
It's not one of my forced, fake laughs'
Those are my favourite lines, because the times I have been truly happy I felt free from everything
Beautiful
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