Inspired by one of my all time favorite quotes by Dumbles, the Swag master. It's the last sentence of the poem. :)
The bright sunlight shimmers through
The glassy windowpanes
The teenage girl groans and rubs her eyes
Thoughts slowly pulsing to her brain.
She wonders why she has to awaken
Why she must be so rudely disturbed
She squints at the radiant beams of gold light
"I'll get up in five more minutes," she assures.
All the girl wants is to go back to sleep
To lands of the dreams that she wills to come true
She wants to escape the reality of life
And just for a moment, take in a perfect sky of blue.
Her hopes and desires that start in the heart
Her wishes and dreams that always remain
Create a picture of a beautiful utopia
With no harsh reality to face, with no pain.
Everything she ever wanted,
Anything she dreams of
Appears in this foreign land
Along with, perhaps, her ideal love.
But has she ever reflected upon
The beauty of existing?
The imperfections that make things real
Yet she won't believe. Why would she be resisting?
All she wants to do is to look at her dreams
Her perfect little fantasy
Will she ever realize
That perfection isn't beauty?
Her life will teach her a lot more than her wishes
The lessons she'll learn will teach more than it seems
She can do what she wants to with her life.
Instead of sitting around, dwelling on dreams.
Remember, do not waste the time in your life.
There's one last piece of advice I must give:
"It does not do to dwell on dreams
And forget to live."
