Dream

It's a vision
A beacon shining through the haze
Not defined by the real world
It is clarified by determination
It is the salt of sweat and the salt of tears
A longing and a yearning
It is not a job
It is reaching in the darkness
And groping for the light
It is the fuel behind the fury and the fuel behind the fight
It is the boundaries for survival
It molds and shapes life
It sets aside the leaders and crushes the followers
It is strength, will, pain, love, and death
It is
     A DREAM

Copyright 1996 Lauren Blackstone