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Dreams

a poem

By Slgtlyscatt3redPublished 9 months ago 1 min read
Dreams
Photo by Илья Мельниченко on Unsplash

My dreams are not a waste

My dreams are not a waste

And you want to replace them

With something mediocre

Something that I'm not thrilled over

To make a decision so young

To force me to choose

Seems like a game I'll never win

But only lose

Because if I choose what my heart desires

It will never be enough

I am just a nobody, and I need to be tough

Because "life is rough, and most people don't get to

do what they want to do, so just stop dreaming now."

Stop dreaming now, for your own safety,

Caution, before getting too ahead of yourself

Because the only thing that's ever mattered

Even more than how you felt, is how the world felt,

How the world feels- that's what's real, Anne Marie

You, you see, are invisible; you don't matter

You'll never matter

Just give up now and accept your fate.

That's how I was told about dreams

When I was only seventeen

So there's a reason I never tried

I listened to their lies

And began to feel like they really were true

That I was worthless, talentless

Meaningless to you

It's never enough

It's never enough

My dreams are a waste

My dreams are a waste

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About the Creator

Slgtlyscatt3red

Slightly scattered. Just a woman with autism and ADHD that loves to write poetry, create art, and sing.

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  • Jay Kantor7 months ago

    Dear Ms. Anne - Thank you for reaching out to me. I've scrolled through your stories and you are a marvelous talent; but I have a problem with Ai. As a 'Teacher' I'm hoping that you encourage students to be them; not a machine no matter how cool it may seem to them Certainly, I'm old fashioned, and I apologize if you take offense to that, my target was not towards you, just to so many that want the easy way out by others creating for them. Your ideas are terrific; be you..! Yes, Anne, I see that you've overcome so much in your life. I'm just a retired professional morphed into a silly story teller with my goofy sketches that lead into them, nothing more; but they are all mine even though I'm told I'm copied all the time. Please don't take this as anything other than a compliment and I wish you the very best. Jay Kantor, Chatsworth, California 'Senior' Vocal Author - Vocal Village Community -

  • Marie381Uk 9 months ago

    Fabulous ♦️♦️♦️ I subscribed to you please add me too 🙏💙🙏

  • Nikita Angel9 months ago

    Good

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