Consume A Dream

===Consume A Dream===
Copyright ©pushkar prabhat, 2014

In this fiction of a world,
The only reality seems to be dreams.
Dreamers! Think again.
We are actually consumers of dreams.
This is a vicious cycle.
It starts as early as you wont remember.
Even you were conceived and raised as a dream,
To be just another dreamy consumer.

Trust me, that first toy you cried for,
Those tears didn't come from within.
That desperation for having that bar you saw on TV,
Even that need didn't originate within.
And it's not just about things.
Fairies, monsters, god, religion, belief it's all a dream.
In fact everything we see and live,
is nothing, but a bought, rented dream.

If not, tell me that the concept,
Of caste, creed, race, colour came naturally to you.
Tell me that the lies about success, purpose and money,
Was not all voluntarily bought by you.
Correct me if i am wrong and declare,
That your principles of freedom is aboriginally yours.
Ha! You can't even prove it to yourself,
That your choices are genuinely yours!

No, don't give me that don't care shrug,
And don't make that face that you had no choice.
Have you even tried to look beyond, look through what meets our eyes.
Sir, FYI, ignorance is also and very much a choice.
Realize, that your life is a dream,
But that dream is not yours.
And know that those dreams you create,
Are induced by that consumed dreams of yours.

So, stop consuming, create.
Do not believe but reflect.
Dream some virgin dreams,
Go on, become a dreamy intellect.
But then again, dont believe me blindly,
I am just trying to sell you this dream of mine.
Afterall, nobody knows the source,
Those orginal dreamers are all beneath some shrine!
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Reviews

[Surya pradha]

very nice perspective. well written.

[hardeep sabharwal]

Brilliant,,
I lost in words for a while,,
a nice work here,

[Sindu]

Incredible view! True, we are all dreamers dreaming for a life far from our reach. I think you sold it perfectly.

[AprilRN1210]

Ignorance IS a choice... I really enjoyed every single line of this piece... "consumer of dreams.... dream we have bought, or rented.".. people are all too quick to believe instead of question..... I think that is what gets me in trouble the most... I ask... I wonder.... I question... I don't just blindly follow... and that is what more people need to do... this one is getting saved in my favorites, you have done an outstanding job with this one.. from the MESSAGE, to the phrasing, the flow, everything... AMAZING!

[Lindsay Hope]

This was so well written, Pushkar! I absolutely love the last verse. Great job.

[MomzillaNC]

A well penned look at the choices we make and the ones we don't, at the consumption of our souls offered up for the stuff and for lives and lies someone else decided we need.

[Sami Khalil]

dont believe me blindly,
I am just trying to sell you this dream of mine.
Afterall, nobody knows the source,
Those orginal dreamers are all beneath some shrine!
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[Penny]

Hats off dude! It is not just a poem, its a thought, an idea, a message and you have delivered it very well with your choice of words. Thanks for sharing. And once again, salute.

[MsJewel]

A wonderful poem, so well written. I really liked the last verse.

:) Julie

[Sami Khalil]

A thought provoking poem. I guess we can can say if life is a dream then let us not wake up...A splendid one...:)..............

[Pushkar Prabhat]

Thank you so much for you kind words. And yes lets not wake up! Keep dreaming!:)

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome muchly...:)................