Crush Camouflage Dreams B.6.28.2008 Poem by Margaret Alice

The main feature of dreams is -
we dare not share them because
when other people know your dream,
they squash it before it can come about –
not from bad intent; I believe ALL people
have good intentions; we simply suffer
from faulty reasoning: People believe
dreams can’t come true and it is hurtful
and dangerous to start a dream – in order
to prove themselves right, they HAVE to
ensure no-one they know has ever had
a dream come true because it accuses
them – Why did MY dreams never come
true? – If one has the temerity to tell
others of dreams realized, they get angry
and retaliate in spite – not from bad intent,
but from pain that overwhelms them
because it never came to pass for them;
so I ‘ve learnt to keep quiet about my
real dreams and only share third person
dreams with the world; this way my real
dreams are safe to germinate and people
can only crush subterfuge camouflage
dreams, and I live underground!