D R E A M S

I have these dreams,

            Vivid ones.
The kind that wakes me up
        and burns in my mind
           from the moment it starts
               until the moment I dream again.

Sometimes,
they're lives I hope to live,
or something I wish could happen.
Dreams like these are
the ones about love,
          friendship,
             standing up for myself.

Other times,
they're fantasy.
     Large beasts,
       Princes & bandits,
         Pirates,
            Wizards.
                        The hero.

I cling onto these dreams,
and when I wake,
that empty feeling swallows up
my heart and I'm left with just
                                 Dreams...