Challenge
Dream Killers
As a parent, I watched my older two children's dreams die. As an individual, I'm not sure I ever gave my dream a real chance to live. Tell me about the dream killers you've encountered. No constraints to form or length. This is the first challenge I am posting so here goes!
Dream Killers
They are not the ones
the ones who tell you,
“Yes, you can!”
You believe in dreams.
They are not the ones.
The ones who cry,
“You can’t do it!”
You dream despite,
“Yes, I can.”
They are not the ones.
They share with you
dreams of their own.
It makes you want
some of your own.
They are not the ones,
the ones who show failures
before success.
You never stop
dreaming.
They are not the ones.
The ones who inspire,
you dream of being
being like them.
Some gave up,
Some stopped believing
Some scoffed at dreams
Some never dreamt,
and some who did
threw them back to the moon.
Some criticized
self and others.
Some got licked
Some gave up.
Some discouraged,
Some chose not to inspire.
You saw them,
believed in them,
and
when
you
joined
them,
you
became
your
personal
dream
killer.
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