Childish Dreams
I dreamed I won the Olympic marathon,
After 26 miles,
I ran into this big stadium,
Man-o-man – I won,
Everybody cheered my name,
Bright lights, tv cameras aimed at me,
I was important, you see,
I’m standing on the top stair,
I’m sweating like I just got out of a hot shower,
Gold Medal dangled down about mid-chest,
It felt heavier than I’d have guessed,
Then all these people played my country’s fight song…
It could happen,
Maybe,
Someday,
You never know,
But when I opened my eyes,
It was dark …
And I was all alone,
Alone,
I dreamed I cured Cancer,
I did in an afternoon,
It seemed so simple,
I showed my teacher just after math class,
I saved the bald-headed kid from certain death,
I guess,
And then we all played video games until my fingers went numb,
It could happen,
Maybe,
Someday,
You never know,
But when I opened my eyes,
It was dark …
And I was all alone,
Alone,
I dream a lot it seems,
Dreaming I’m dreaming,
I like day dreaming at school,
Dreaming I’m someone else,
Being anybody else,
But me … I do not want to be me,
I’ll keep dreaming in my hiding place,
My hiding place makes me feel safe,
I can dream there,
Dreaming someone would listen to me,
Maybe notice me,
Maybe be kind to me,
I don’t know why,
My dreams,
They grow inside my head,
Some dreams are small,
Some dreams are quiet,
Some dreams scare me,
I don’t like those dreams …
I run away from those dreams,
But, I love most of my dreams,
My dreams are my special place …
A place I go to hide,
I like to hide within my dreams,
Because, my dreams always welcome me inside –
I’m safe,
I’m smart,
I’m pretty,
My dreams never touch me,
Tease me,
Or scream at me,
My dreams always give me a hug,
My dreams tell me I’m loved,
My dreams could come true,
Maybe,
Someday,
You never know,
But when I open my eyes,
It’s dark …
And I’m all alone,
Alone,
But I’ll keep dreaming,
You know …
I won’t stop dreaming,
My heart promised me, so,
That if I dreamed big enough,
Maybe my dreams would come true,
Maybe,
Someday,
You never know,
I’ll open my eyes,
And I’ll be …
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