fallen dreams

“Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.”
― Louisa May Alcott

these stares and unspoken thoughts –
a writhing pile of sheer loathing;
they taint this soft tapestry
with its numerous rips and
intricate embroideries whose contours
shout and wail of every dream
that faltered at the finish line.

rich and sweet is the glow that
embraces these failures of the past.
draped around a world where
dreaming is the norm; it
mends these infinite rips –
inviting fallen dreams to rest
until they can soar again.

“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.”
― Henry David Thoreau, Walden

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Source: The Skeptic’s Kaddish

This was written in response to this week’s We’ave Written Weekly; W³ poetry prompt hosted by David @ The Skeptic’s Kaddish. This week’s prompt given by Sarah is to write a poem of 14 or fewer lines on the theme of dreams. Please feel free to join in! Submissions are open until Monday, January 16, 10:00 AM (GMT+3).

Thoughtfully yours,
D

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