Little Dreamer

The Olympic dream

 

I tried to be perfect,

I tried to be different,

All I get is,

"Live your life like a normal person, for once."

And from the outside,

what am I,

but nobody?

If no-one saw all the immaculate planning and obsessive dreaming,

the Olympic rings scribbled all over the walls,

the charts,

the money-saving,

what would they say?

"That's just an unhappy teen," probably,

Never "That's just a Little Dreamer."

Because I never get the chance to ride

at those competitions,

Whose prizes and trophies

I could steal with one ride;

No, my talent is saved

for the riding school's arena,

once a week.

What is there left to do,

when you have taken it quietly,

when you have exploded,

when you have cried,

when you have begged,

when you have argued,

when you have [tried to] convinced,

when you have laboured to ride at your own expense,

only to be told

No?

What is there to be done,

except the one thing you have always done

through it all

Write?

Reviews

[boyinblue]

this is really nice, very frustrating and real in a sense. One day, with all that passion, I'm sure you'll get to that place---just don't let it die out and always remember the little things. Congrats on your book and keep your writing up, I really like it.

[Dareen]

{A}, actually it's my parents who are preventing me from...reaching my dream, if that's what you want to say. I know the right people personally, I'm just not really allowed to leave the house.

[alice]

I feel your pain. No amount of dreaming or hardwork is going to pay off. You have to know the right people. People who supports you and wishes you the best, parents and family are just not enough.
Anyway, I enjoyed this. Don't give up, even when all your options are exhausted, you can turn your skills and experiences into something just as worthwhile as your dream.