On a glimmer

In a dream I found myself
In my heart I lost myself
In my mind I was someone
in my world I was somewhere
in a hope I dared to speak
in the dark I dared to smile
on a glimmer I made myself
in  my dream it was all worth while.

for a moment I became the world
for a second I was the wind
for an instant I found essense
for a time I owned eternity
for a lifetime I could have dreamed
for that future I always yearned
and if I had stopped clinging to the instant
for a moment I might have learned

when I was running I was free
when I was lost I was alone
when I awoke I found despair
when I dreamed I found peace
when I might have reached I was afraid
when I needed that touch I cowered in pain
within my fantasy I was free
when I was running I carried my chains

with a dream I set off for life
with a hope it would be real
with ambition I challenged the world
without words I hoped they would hear
without courage I tried to stand
without balance I turned and tossed
never knowing how one could entangle
with a dream I could have lost

In a dream I found myself
In my heart I lost myself
In my mind I was someone
in my world I was somewhere
in a hope I dared to speak
in the dark I dared to smile
on a glimmer I made myself
in  my dream it was all worth while.

Rainbough Bouchard
copyright 1999

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