A Dreamer Poem by DEEPAK KUMAR PATTANAYAK

A dreamer
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In visions of yesterday's night
Of the night bird's sweeping flight
I saw I was climbing
On fancy's wings
I had a dream
I had a wish
And the world had been sleeping since

I was young and bubbling
And I wanted to change the world
To a new height, to a new shining
All through the silent night
Toward the stars-decked skies
I was racing and racing
Alas! at day break there were no dreams
And I found myself falling flat and bruised
For I realized it difficult to change the world

It mattered not to me
As I cherished another dream
That I wished to change my nation
Alas! all roses and lilies turned to thorns
But I stopped not dreaming dreams
I lost not my hopes
For I had another dream born
That I began to focus on my town
Alas! it was a dream after all
And I could not change it on my own

Now dreams fading fast
And I realized I was left with none
But at once came another one
As an older man
I tried to change my family soon
Now as an old man
I realize the only thing
That I can change is myself and my own

And suddenly I realize
That if long ago I had changed myself
I could have made an impact on my family
My family and I on our town
And their impact could have changed the nation
And I could indeed have changed
The world to a certain extent with a lesson….