DARE TO DREAM

LET NOT ANYONE’S FOUR WALLS LIMIT YOUR VISION,



NOR THE CARES THAT COME EACH DAY SUBDUE YOUR DREAMS.



DISTANT SIGHTS SHOULD SPUR GROWTH,  & SOOTHE INHIBITION :



A BARRIER, CONFRONTED WILL NOT BE WHAT IT SEEMS !







NO-ONE CAN EVER STOP YOU FROM DOING YOUR OWN BEST.



NO-ONE KNOWS BETTER THAN YOU YOUR GOAL, YOUR SCHEME.



SO IGNORE THE CREEPS, THE PESSIMISTS, AND ALL THE REST ;



YOU CAN CONTROL YOUR TRYING, SO  D A R E   T O   D R E A M !!







LOOK AT YOURSELF—THE YOUNG YOU—AT A DISTANCE,



& SEE AMBITION, THE SAME STRONG URGES AS BEFORE;



THE MORE YOU LOOK, THE MORE YOU’LL SEE YOUR TRUE SELF,



FEELING LESS RESTRICTION—YEARNING TO KNOW MORE!







‘THOUGH SATISFIED, SEEK SATISFACTION ALL-THE-MORE,



& KNOW THAT FULFILLMENT COMES, NOT IN MERE PASSION,



BUT LIES IN THE ATTEMPT, THE TRYING-DESPITE-FAILURE.



FOR THE TRUTH IS: CHALLENGE NEVER EXCEEDS THE ACTION.







SO “KEEP ON TRYING”—THAT’S WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT YOU!!



YOU WON'T “FALL”, BUT CONSCIOUSLY CHOOSE TO DESCEND!!



THERE'S  L I F E  IN YOU !!  YOU'RE  O U R  INSPIRATION, TOO !!



THERE'S MORE TO WIN THAN DREAMS:

IT'S THE  D A R E  

ON WHICH A DREAM DEPENDS !!!

Author's Notes/Comments: 

I'VE BEEN INSPIRED BY MANY FRIENDS, WHO'VE PERFORMED AMAZINGLY WELL UNDER VERY DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES, DESPITE ALL THE "ADVANTAGES" OF OTHER SHOULD-HAVE-DONE-SPECTACULARLY-WELL PERSONS WHO ONLY DID MEDIOCRE WORK; THE DIFF. WAS IN THE DREAMS!!

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Ali Collins's picture

a very up-lifting poem, thanks for posting

Lesa Gay's picture

EXACTLY what I needed to read at this time in my life. Thank you. ~Lesa~