I Want To Dream

This piece was published as an honorary mention.

I want to feel pages within my grasp

To smell fresh ink sprawled over crisp paper

To see my name in bold on the cover

I want to see smiles of pride and joy

as they bask the pleasure of knowing my future is secure

in the career, I call my own and not one of my family’s desire

I want to see bursting brown boxes

filled to the brim with clothes and leather-bound books

moving to a small apartment for two in the land of dreams

Can I dream such a dream?

Not knowing whether it will come true

Lead myself into false hope

of a future, I can only see with my eyes closed