Broken Dreams (An Original Poem)
to be broken,
so many dreams are
fractured every day.
this world of madness,
when all we want
to really do is play.
road to wander,
it can feel like a
stone in your shoe.
back to this moment,
and can reveal a
very sacred truth.
too much time looking backwards
or lying down,
gazing at the stars.
about the journey
and these broken dreams
can show us who we are.
Please follow our official Steemit account for the film series @hardfork-series. Did you miss our last post? If so CLICK HERE to read it!
*I am an American novelist, poet, traveler, and crypto-enthusiast. If you’ve enjoyed my work please sign up for my author newsletter at my website. Newsletter subscribers will receive exclusive updates and special offers and your information will never be sold or shared.
My book on meditation, The Perfect Pause, is priced at $12.99 (paperback) and $4.99 (eBook). Buy the paperback and receive the eBook for free!
Connect with Me
Pretty nice :)
but forgive my asking... was this intentional?
The pain brings you
brings back to this moment,
or is there a typo?
Thank you, @herverisson! That was a typo.
broken dreams, pain, or what seems like failure really does teach us who we are and brings so much needed growth even if excruciatingly uncomfortable sometimes!
You're so right, @natureofbeing! How'd the move go?!
Very poignant, and great giff to go with it too! :-)
Cg
Thank you @cryptogee! I really love when you can find a gif that has such a similar vibe to the post.
excellent poem dear friend @mervancewalton realistic and very topical, conducive to the times we live, you have many reasons to say "never spend too much time looking back or lying, looking at the stars" I share this expression.
I wish you a prosperous week dear friend
@ericvancewalton You have received a 100% upvote from @getmyroi because this post did not use any bidbots and you have not used bidbots in the last 30 days!
Upvoting this comment will help keep this service running.
Did you write this thinking of some difficult times? Sometimes you do just have to keep going. That gif kept distracting me with him falling apart. A really good one. I enjoyed your poem. :)
I appreciate it, @rebeccabe! When I wrote this I was thinking about how some dreams and goals in life aren't meant to come true but the lessons learned in striving to achieve them is real reason you were drawn to that certain thing. I'm not a big fan of country music but I think there's a song called, Thank God for Unanswered Prayers that comes to mind. In retrospect there are quite a few of those instances in my life.
I plan to look those up. I occasionally put the country channel on while driving. I can concentrate on the lyrics then. Some of the music tells a story straight up in words made into a song.
One day I heard this driving, I must admit growing up in Texas, "I Lived It".
Many of those songs do tell great stories. Maybe some day I'll learn to like that genre. My grandfather used to listen to bluegrass and I am liking that music more and more the older I get.
Country music, grew up with it. Not my cup of tea. The lyrics are good sometimes. Bluegrass is better. Have you ever heard Ott? You have to listen more than once but it is good. Also found this song,
Wow, this is so true and beautiful,Eric 😍 you are a wonderful poet!
Thanks @honeydue!
Absolutely sir. These broken dreams can show us who we are, and what next we need to do. It sometimes forces us to think outside the box. Most of the time, we get stuck in one place due to broken dreams, we look behind rather than to forge ahead.
This is really beautiful sir. I really enjoyed this lovely poem.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! As I grow older I am learning that nothing is wasted on us (most things happen for a reason.) Sometimes it's less about the goal and more about the journey to get there. You're so right when you say that challenges and failures force us to think outside of the box! Sometimes all it takes is a subtle shift in perception to see the proper path to take.
Absolutely sir, very well spot on sir. Things happen for a reason truly, and it takes a subtle shift in perception to see the path to take.
Always appreciate you sir.
Poem describe all lives story . Nice poetry .
Thanks
Wow this is amazing, you know for a poem done in very simple verses it is beautiful the way you made it look like an admonishment as well especially the second to the last and the last verse as well, I love it.