Dreams… they come to us when we go to sleep. It is like that state of mind that we go to when everything is good, but we can also have bad dreams or what is called a nightmare. Dreams do not always come to us when we go to sleep. People close to us always tell us to go chase our dreams because growing up we always dreamed of something whether it was to be a teacher or an actor or to have a nice house or a fancy car. Whatever it was we we were told to “dream big.” Sometimes as we get older we lose sight of those dreams because they are too far to reach or we are told they are impossible to obtain. Never lose sight of those dreams just because they may take longer to achieve. “To the ones who still believe in dreams: Chase them. Chase them until you’re out of breath. Then, keep running.” So in other words keep running, even after you are done chasing your dreams.
We are never too old to stop dreaming because if we do not dream then we are not living. Maybe our dreams were given to us for a reason and the best thing to do is to surround ourselves with people who believe in those dreams too. Those are the best kind of people. Those are the people who will push you and want you to achieve your highest goals/dreams. They will bring out the best in you, that is for sure. Anyways… I found a quote by one of my heroes, Eleanor Roosevelt. She says “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” There is such beauty and amazement in believing in your dreams. It really does take courage, strength, belief and a lot of hard work. Yes, it is difficult but as I always say, it will be worth it in the end. Dreams are there for a reason. I just want to encourage my readers to never stop dreaming. Enjoy this poem!!
Endless Dreams
Fight and never stop chasing your dreams.
Nobody has to tell you to stop chasing them
If you want them badly. Your body screams
At you to stop, but if your lungs are not numb
Enough then you have not done enough to go
What you are after. Nothing should ever stem
From your fear and this time should not grow
Or be in your way of dreams with no set limit.
They should be giving you purpose. You know
Measures of time like every hour and minute
In a day should not block us from our drive
We are meant to pursue. That one way ticket
That can lead us anywhere. You have to dive
In headfirst. Be bold and be fearless, but do
Not wait for time to tell you how to be alive
Because there is a contrast between what you
Want to do versus what pays the bills or to fit
Into society’s one box. It is like having blue
Skies versus letting all of the darkness flit
Or letting it always hang over your head.
In five years from now will you regret it?
All of the dreams that got you out of bed,
In the morning, but decided not to follow
All because you whispered, pouted and said
No to them. The one word that will hollow
You, leaving you empty and dead because
Yes would have been easier to swallow.