Dreamland to Reality
|
Dreamland to Reality
She's been asleep for almost half a century now
A sleep rather tagged a comatose
The touch of reality seems to have eluded her
As she drifts away into her reverie.
Her skin is still drenched
And feels every prickle from her tales of hardship.
From the smile on her face
I could penetrate her dreamland
Hearing her whisper even among roars
"A land flowing with milk and honey
A free and democratic society
A just and egalitarian society
A united strong and self-reliant nation
A great and dynamic economy
A land full of bright opportunities for all citizens"
Then she broadens her smile
But wait!
The look is fast achanging
I can feel her pains from within
But with the rains I cannot discern the tears
Awake! Awake!! I called out to her
Awake for you go no where while in slumber
Awake for reality calls
For the fullness of life belongs only to those who strive for it.
Awake for many you've kept waiting
In expectation of the achievement of your dreams, OUR DREAMS.
Awake for we know not how muchlonger we can hold.
Awake from your dreamland to reality.
|
Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.
Aristotle (384 BC-322 BC) Greek philosopher.