The Land of Broken Dreams

by Ms. TKay - Cancer

The land of broken dreams
The place where nothing is really as it seems
The place that everyone is telling you about
But it's a place that's full of misfortune and doubt
The people, the places
The smiles, the faces
The city, the jobs
The hypocrites, the snobs
The so-called friends who got your back
The trust and honesty that they lack
It's the land of broken dreams
Where nothing is as it seems

It's a place where you have to count on yourself
Because you can count on no one else
It's the place of all places of which you dream
But it's nothing close to peaches and cream
And though nothing ever really is as it seems
You feel there is still something to redeem 
Your friends, your foes
Your shoes, your clothes
The wrong, the right
The struggle, the fight
The twist of fate will make you hate
You live and learn on these roads that turn
But this is the place of the dreams in which you yearn
But no one even cares, no one is concerned
The place where nothing is even like your dreams
And everything in your life no longer gleams
This is the place you'll find nothing to be as it seems
This is the land of broken dreams

Reason for writing:

    I'm sure everyone's been there, done that and sent a post card.  I went to a city I knew nothing about because everyone I asked about it said it was ALL THAT.  My experience was nothing like LIKE THAT.  I thank God for the experience.  It taught me a few things:  1)To believe in only 2 people:  God and Me!!!  2) If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.  3) Don't expect your dreams to fall in your lap on a silver platter.    

Birth sign: Cancer
Date created: 2002-03-13 01:30:33
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:46:03
Poem ID: 68265

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