Trapped in Dreamland

How can it be so freely done
To say what isn't felt?
To write what is far from true?
Is it only worldy view,
or pure imagination
That links my own heart
To those who have experienced
Much more than I ever will?
Should it be unnerving,
That time and time again
Reality slips ever further
From my reaching fingertips?
Must I be this out of touch,
That lyrics hold more substance
Than actual conversation?
Is it alright to wish for,
To dream for, to yearn for,
All that will never be?
Then fight to keep my
Footing on a fragile,
Crumpling cliff?
Is it just me,
Who struggles to remind
Myself that this isn't
Just an empty dream?

Author's Note

I feel very... Confused... right now. I've rarely ever put my true thoughts on paper before, and i dont know whether its a bad thing that its so much harder to express what i really want to than to make up an emotion ive never felt before. I'm just kinda trying to learn who I am again, i guess. What with the new year and all, its gotten me thinking and ive realized how much i really have changed within the year, and its really scary to not recognize myself anymore.

I know this isnt one of my best, and it hasnt been edited so if you catch anything, just tell me, ill fix it soon enough :)

Reviews

[MoriartyMesa]

Reality slips ever further
From my reaching fingertips?


I like how those lines stood out more than anything else, very Eastern and very western at the same time.

[Skye]

Thank you :)

[minisla]

I can relate to this. Enjoyed it

[Skye]

Thanks so much!

[Serenity Faith]

Skye! This is wonderful! And you are not alone in your feelings! It is scary when you realize you're changing, but keep in mind it's not always a bad thing. Right now you are trying to figure out who you are, most people don't even realize what you aleady have until their mid life crisis! And I'd say for putting down your raw emotion, you did a pretty darn good job of it! Your thoughts flowed together quite nicely. ^_^

[Lina Grey]

"Is it alright to wish for,
To dream for, to yearn for,
All that will never be?
Then fight to keep my
Footing on a fragile,
Crumpling cliff?"
Love this :) the confusion is evident, yet somehow it reads clearly too. I suppose it's natural to get this way, i know I've felt this way before. The questions, the thoughts, just so intriguing. A very strong ending, too. A final statement of what's really wrong. are you willing to accept who you've become? A gorgeous write Skye :) ~em

[Antonio Valentino]

How can it be so freely done
To say what isn't felt?

i liked how you expressed that thought

ahhh.. the rest certainly defined what so many dreams are about.. hope

you know what.. i think to a large extent we're all trapped in certain dreams and wishes.. and why shouldnt we right..

whats the good of not dreaming for wonderful things to come true..

its the stuff fairy tales are made of, and thoughts tender under shade of eve

wonderfully done

Antonio