The Facts and the Dream

The Facts and the Dream

A Poem by alexAlexander
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A version of your better self

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THE FACTS AND THE
    DREAMS
HOW DO YOU BECOME WHO YOU’RE DESTINED TO BE?
I DON’T KNOW, AND NEITHER
DO YOU! BUT DON’T JUST STAND.
THERE WITHOUT AN ANCHOR OR
A SHOVEL.
SINCE THIS IS WHERE YOU SPEND
YOUR TIME; IT'S HERE YOU DROP A 
DIME AND HIT THE GRID. AND STOP WASTING TIME: MAKE A WISH BUT.
ASK YOURSELF: WHAT DO YOU EXPECT TO FIND?
YOU MIGHT ALMOST SEE IT, IF
YOU’RE WATCHING WHERE YOU’RE GOING AND NOT JUST
GOING WHERE YOU WATCH.
BUT HOW WOULD YOU KNOW:
IF YOUR INNER EYE, IS NEVER OPENED?
CONSIDER THIS YOUR REMINDER,
AND REMEMBER THAT
THIS IS JUST A RANT.
IT'S A CHALLENGE.
NOT A GRIEVANCE: IN ACHIEVEMENT.
IS THAT YOU? WHO ARE YOU?
DO YOU EVEN CARE TO CHOOSE A
BETTER VERSION OF YOURSELF?
WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE;
SOME ARE HOPING FOR THE PIE
IN THE SKY. WHILE OTHERS ARE.
ENJOYING THE FRUITS OF THEIR 
LABOR HERE IN THE HERE AND NOW!
WHEN YOU WAKE TO YOUR TRUE
CHARACTER.
IN THIS, EVERY SECOND OF DYING;
BUT WHEN YOU FINALLY FACE YOUR
ON REFLECTION, YOU’LL REALIZE
THE UNSEEN WAS THERE ALL ALONG
WAITING. NOT JUST HOPING LIFE WILL
HAND YOU A MIRACLE!
BECAUSE ONLY THEN, WHEN YOU STOP RUNNING FROM REALITY;
CAN YOUR DREAMS HAVE A SHOT AT BECOMING A BETTER VERSION OF YOUR REALITY?
THIS IS WHAT I TOLD MYSELF.

© 2025 alexAlexander


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alexAlexander
This is what I told myself.

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Added on June 24, 2025
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alexAlexander
alexAlexander

Marietta, GA



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