I Dreamt In Black And White

The difference between dreams and memories... is that memories have no chance of coming true.

I dare not myself to dream,

I won't catch much sleep tonight.

My deepest attention starved,

For your ambrosia eyes.

 

When I ask if it was worth it,

Swear to me you'll lie.

All those nights I dreamt in black and white.

 

I bid not my pain to pale.

It's all that's keeping me alive.

My wildest fantasy becomes,

Just to feel your hand in mine.

 

When He asks if it was worth it,

Swear to God you tried.

All those nights I dreamt in black and white.

 

Wake the sun, leave the moon in a revelrie.

Open my eyes, I want to see the way you see.

 

When you ask if it was worth it,

I will not deny.

All those nights I dreamt in black and white.

Author's Note

This poem is kind of how I view the disillusion of growing up. The memories, that nostalgic childhood feeling... there are traces of it, but you rarely feel it again. Take it from a young man with the regrets of one much older: life is a blur. Don't look to the future, and don't get lost in the past... live life now.

Reviews

[paparapapa]

I had to read this poem over and over again just to grasp its full meaning. You write with so much depth and meaning that it just leaves me in awe. And yes, one should just live life by the moment. Celebrate each day of being young and don't try so hard to act like a grown up. There is no need to hurry. I guess it'll just come naturally. That way, there'll be less regrets and you can look back with a smile thinking that you lived your life fully every single day. And you can actually say that you lived that memory without any bitterness. Yeah, I just blabbed. This is supposed to be a review. :)) Well, no doubt, this is another brilliant write from you. Keep on writing. :P

[Lonnie Paul Johnson]

A well written poem and vivid images, keep writing you are very good

[Lina Grey]

This poem is so powerful and intense. Every word of it is very true. I may only be 14, but I already sometimes regret what I usually think of as 'wasting' the years that already passed. Reading this reminded me of the feelings I have when I think about it, but this poem is much deeper. The vivid ideas you've penned are emotionally raw, and it seems to have come straight from your heart. The lesson of living life for the moment is important, but my own experience leads me to think that some realization of before and after is also important, as long as it is in perspective. Sometimes people live so in the moment they make mistakes that they regret later anyway. But I guess that's a different scenario. This was a brilliant write with a brilliant meaning. Thank you.

[Mary C]

Good write..well penned

[Lily Mae]

Your descriptions are so vivid.. I felt is as my own experience. We're so conditioned to live today with memories and then looking towards tomorrow with wonder that we sometimes forget just to be.. be in this one moment whole.. Excellent write.xx