It starts with a simple thought An idea innocuously floating Inside my eager heart Hooked and pulled into my conscience
My dream is fresh and exhilarating I can see how it develops And the sight of its delicate being motivates me I practically brim over with fervor
As nursing any living thing goes It takes time Knowing its potential fills me up And dissipates my impatience My dream consoles me when I Consider giving up
I wonder what my dream can do
I spend plenty of time with my dream Sometimes it can drive me to desperation And I blindly struggle and tire and fail To make it what I envisioned it to be
I'm shaken and confused I try and try and yet my dream impairs me Is it not as dedicated as I have been to it? Has it morphed into something I don't know?
I never uncover an answer Before I know it, before I can catch it, My dream slips away It crumbles in the distance And it is lost
I despair, cry, and mourn I reminisce about my dream's progression And miss it With a heavy heart, I attempt to continue my life
I feel a tug on my mind's hook Has my dream returned? No. It isn't the same, It's new But that is okay
It is a small thing, clearly needing more But it is mine. I can build it up just the same and already, It heals my heart for the future and inspires me
And now, in my mind, I am left with, "There's so much my dream can do"
A poem copied verbatim from when I wrote it 2 years ago, inspired by Walter Lee Younger from the play "A Raisin in the Sun".