Golden Dreams by Kristen HeylA little girl’s dreams are
spun of gold and
as strong as a piece
of braided rope.
She grows and enters adolescence,
where the golden dreams
that haven’t come true yet
lose a little of their power
for the innocence of childhood
is wearing off and with that
the belief in herself
that anything is possible.
She has reached adulthood,
and those leftover golden dreams
have had several oceans of tears
shed over them and have become
as delicate as a spider’s web
fresh with morning dew.
The reason these dreams
have become so fragile
is that she has become corrupted
with the pessimism and hopelessness
of adulthood and it gets harder
by the day to believe
in herself and her dreams.
One day during adulthood
she will find someone
who will remind her
that life isn’t as bad as it seems
and that her dreams can be realized
and optimism and hope
will then return to her life
drying out the tears
on her golden web.
01/18/2008 Posted on 05/05/2012 Copyright © 2024 Kristen Heyl
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