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The Lost Dreams

Passion for what I do,

And who I truly am.

Burned deep as I grew,

Diverting me from my plan.

A plan I had though out oh so well,

And wished to shape my life.

A plan that I now constantly dwell,

For it had caused nothing but strife.

I fought and clawed my way to the top,

But that is a lonely place to be.

A place where there is nothing left to do but drop,

For becoming something I never wanted to be.

I buried my dreams in a deep, dark hole

And let the corporate world woo me.

I had lost track of my one true goal,

I lost myself and was no longer free.

Free to be myself in truth,

And lead what I truly wanted to do.

Lost who I was in my youth,

Because I thought I needed to be like you.

I needed to walk and talk and act like you did,

Just to make you proud.

Because when I was a kid,

You cast such a large cloud.

A cloud that seemed to shadow my dreams,

And make them feel stupid and dumb.

So I buried them where no one would hear their screams,

And never see the truth of what I had become.

My dreams were shattered,

Because of your views.

As though nothing I did ever mattered,

And that I didn't have a right to choose.

Now I sit here, old and grey

As lonely as can be.

Wishing that I had not bowed to your sway,

And wishing for my dreams with one final plea.

Life By Your Design

Life by your design,

Is not just a figure of speech.

It is creating a divine,

Life full of serenity and peace.

It is the fire you feel,

Burning deep inside.

The forging of the steel,

Is your life that you take in stride.

Molding and forming,

Something totally new.

Something that will be transforming,

And spontaneously out of the blue.

Your choices mold your life,

And all those many around you.

Bringing pain and strife,

But also love and goodness too.

Feel the fire,

Watch it burn.

Feel whole and inspire,

the life you wish to earn.

Ponder your choices,

and choose your best path.

Don't listen to others voices,

for they will bring undue wrath.

Your life is your own,

So find your own way.

Don't work your fingers to the bone,

For what 'might' be someday.

Have fun and enjoy,

The life you have now.

Worrying for the future will only destroy,

The life you have been allowed.

It is your design,

and your happiness at risk.

So do you follow the solid line,

and break from the written disc?

Or do you find your own way,

and be different from all the others?

Choosing not to be swayed,

by the voices of another.