Sunday, November 21, 2010

Vision

I fancied myself, a writer. My life ebbed with phrases and climaxes, reality shows me that my conjunctions will never be plausible.

I fancied myself an athlete, my body and mind one in fluid movements accompanied by the correspondence of medal blades and ice.
In stead injury left me crippled.
I dreamed of a time when the vibrations from my lips would fill countless stages. I earned to play the rich passages of film scores.
The criticism are reality, and have crushed the dream.
I pictured myself in light green scrubs adorned with clipboard and stethoscope assessing coughs and broken bones.
Somethings will only every be fanciful images.
Yet,
I walk through another day of crushed perceptions, and I see the multitude of smiles that greet me from the many people who know me.

I see that even if I never play in Carnegie hall, my living room can hold just as much power

I know that my circumstances are good, excellent, a life that most people can only dream of.

I understand that my vision is cleared by my crushed fancies.

3 comments:

  1. Did you write that? Because that would be sick. That was beyond beautiful and certainly beyond inspiring. It never ceases to amaze me how you can have to much vision when doors keep closing. You know more than anyone else I know that your heart being open is the only door that matters.

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  2. Maren, I love you. Sooooo much.
    sosososo much. It's ridiculous how much I love you. When one door closes, two more open. :)

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  3. Oh my goodness Maren! That beautiful poem seriously almost made me cry.You amaze and inspire me more than I can say. I love you!

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