we had dreams
when we laid on our backs
and saw the stars
for the very  first time
those tiny specks of light
finally came into focus
and those holes in our heads
finally opened to the world
our hopes grew with us
and all along we saw the world through
a ruby red tint
we were to busy to blink
oh, those long nights
spent staring at blank walls
trying to form an idea
of everything around us
and even through
the hardships and pains
we still had each other
to shield us from the world