OldDreams

I miss the old dreams. Playing pretend and dreaming fantasies.

When I was young I used to believe

That boogie-man hid in closets

Butterflies were really fairies in disguise

That mermaids lived at the beach

And snakes were really dragons

I believed that elves lived in forests

Gnomes lived in tunnels

Dryads were goddesses imprisoned in trees

I believed my cat was a handsome prince under a spell

When I was young I believed

That if you cut me I would shine brighter than a star

And the wind whispered ancient secrets

That only I could hear

Now that I'm older I laugh at my past self

And worry about tests, grades, and teachers

I rush around trying to fit in be perfect

I forgot what it's like to be you

And instead compare myself to others

Try to live up to everyone else's expectations

I push my own goals back and try to be like others

When I can't I hang my head in disgrace

Not caring that I'm losing face

But sometimes in the dark whispers of night

When there is not a sound to be heard

I dream of fairy tales and far way lands

I talk to dragons, fly with fairies, dance with nymphs

Sing with dryads and meet my prince

I defeat the evil witches and flee from the boogie man

I cower against the shadows of night

But dance by the fire with gypsies and elves

When I awake in the morning

I resign myself to the drudgery of life

And wonder wistfully how my childhood passed by

And still I keep a fire in me

That fuels on my daydreams

When I was young

I used to believe

Reviews

[The Quill]

magnificent :) this poem is every one's story :)
beautifully written :)

[Estelle]

Thank you!

[priya]

wow...just wow estelle...
this line is so witty,"I believed my cat was a handsome prince under a spell".. (y)

[Estelle]

Hahaha, thank you. I had my head stuck in the clouds when I was younger. I used to think that the school janitor was my fairy godmother in disguise...

[priya]

hehe..we all had strange ideas about everything we encountered... it makes us laugh whenever we recal those memories

[Estelle]

That it does.