Champagne Dreams

They don't last

Bubbles rose to the top

Her champagne dreams came true

The life she said she wanted

It looked as good as new

But if you look too closely

You’ll get a different view

Not the image she wants seen

With golden tongue she drew

Now I sit here, remembering

The shame she put me through;

Champagne dreams don’t last for long,

But seltzer dreams ~ they do. 

Author's Note

Had friends who chided my lack of ambition for things like money and a fancy house. Needless to say, we don't speak anymore...

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

the shame is on them...

those dreams even if achieved, the joy is ephemeral---there has to be substance..

and people are more important than things.

[Rita L. Sev]

Yep. I knew it back then, and I know it even more now. Thank you, Jacob.