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"My dream is not a dream."

These are the words painstakingly, clumsily, slowly written across the page by a black ballpoint pen and a detached, grown man's hand. There is a single silver ring adorning its pinky finger. Thick, black hair covers its back. The other children point and laugh, sniggering openly behind their hands and staring with hardened eyes as their fellow student struggles to write a single, mandated poem.

"My dream is an illusion, a foolish fantasy, a mirage. I know now that what I imagined was pointless,
false,
and impossible.
It was too beautiful."


She readjusts her grip on the pen. It is unfamiliar in her fingers, as writing utensils are, save for the duration of these seven days, forbidden by the City Council. She wishes she was able to type, and remembers her one true friend, with sadness.

"No, my dream is not a dream, and if it is, it will not come true.
Ever."
The first sentence came from Duo Lingo, and it got me thinking. And then I realized that of course Poetry Week would be enforced in elementary school, and would be used as a "teaching opportunity."

Who knew a single hand could evoke so many feels.

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The corporate takeover is what it is.
Loss of identity through huge entities on the net, and on the streets.
Crime paid off by the exploiters of the greed from an imperfect system,
that we need.

Internet sensations flood our minds, and through time we wonder,
Where Time went.

We usually don't consider how much was spent, money or otherwise for a distraction from whatever seems to be bothering people in this town.

Regulators from the state saying our lawns must be cut, our old cars recycled, no trailers in the back yard.

Whatever saves you money, you will pay hard.

Then again there it is: The greed of a city, and a business.

This nation, these people, no generations have separated.

What we learned in college was relearned again: because they only gave people half the story, as such is with the corporate ladder, and the people aren't ever named.

Something is definitely wrong, but I have no Idea what to do next: My life isn't over yet, and I still have some goals left.

I got yelled at just this morning, being told not to mess this job up.

I understood the anger, no debate from me, the only thing was he said be positive.

It's pretty difficult being yelled in the face.

I'm part of the problem: so here's a solution: CHILL OUT. I'm  trying here.

but winning the lottery doesn't seem near, and I think this may take some time.

We should all use it wisely, and I feel there is just one option I haven't tried yet to get me out of this slump.

That option I have no idea, To the Lord this is just a speed bump.

Lord, the ultimate Lorde, the creator of life.

Sent messages every day, but hey,
don't freak out these words are just a poem.
don't quote me, Just know them.