Bits and Pieces

Building Blocks

we are often asked,

"what do you want to be

when you grow up?"

so many choices, but we all have some

aspirations for the future,

to lift into the sky and

fly far away from the earth.

yes, dreams,

the building blocks for success and happiness,

flecked with passion and bedazzled

with hope.

without them we wither,

our goals are ideals we cannot foresee,

our futures are rushing nowhere

with the steady chanting of time,

and without dreams,

we are spiraling backwards into a past

that we'd rather not revisit.

without dreams,

the earth is an eternity

without the gravity to keep us on our feet.

space is ever-reaching with no hope to

uncover even a tiny fraction of its dark matter.

without dreams,

the world spins round and round,

a carousel with no brightly-colored horses,

peeling paint and ghosts of children

who once had been joyous,

once had ridden this carousel

but left their shadows and hopes behind.

dreams are the wings that lift us

into clouds and beyond,

a flickering light in a dark, solemn sky.

dreams

the propellant, the engine

for our minds and our hearts,

so that we are driven to the realms of greatness.

the farthest reaches of the universe

can be found if only

we dare to dream.