Live Loud Within Your Dreams
There’s absolutely nothing holding you back

The miracles of the written word,
Allowing you to live loudly within your dreams,
Travel the astral plane,
Sliding joyfully down the holy white moonbeams.
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Meet the monsters that exist solely in your mind,
Befriending them, tainting their horrid fears,
In fact, capture their tantrums and their screams,
Withholding them until it’s your monsters that are in tears.
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Live in different eras, experience life’s hindrance,
Invent the absurdity props of the future ages,
Nothing is a stumbling block,
Your imagination filling your life’s pages.
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Relive those moments you would hate to forget,
Become that secret version of yourself,
Love the bad boys, knowing you’ll not feel any pain,
By choosing that favourite book on the shelf.
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In between each page is a life well lived,
Participate as much or as little as you’d like,
There’s no right or wrong here,
Stand on the sidelines or decide to hitchhike.
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Visit another country, drench yourself in their customs,
Or jump on the back of a horse after robbing a bank,
Fly with wings borne of the night,
Page after page, you’ll give your thanks.
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Live inside of a rogue feral cat,
Or swim the oceans as an orca whale,
You can even choose to walk on water,
If you decide you hate the idea of skimming the sails.
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There’s world upon worlds,
Trust me you’ll soon see,
Turn each page in anticipation,
And live a life of glee.
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There’s a dream to follow,
You’ve only to take a look,
Live each day fully,
In the pages of a great book.
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About the Creator
Colleen Millsteed
My first love is poetry — it’s like a desperate need to write, to free up space in my mind, to escape the constant noise in my head. Most of the time the poems write themselves — I’m just the conduit holding the metaphorical pen.
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Comments (5)
Beautiful and true❤️👌Another poem with a great message
I will always be a huge fan of your poems about books. Loved this one!
Phenomenal!!
Wo derailleur uplifting. Getting lost in the words. Great job.
Love this, sky is the limit in living your dreams ❤️