A Slave To My Dreams Poem by Vidushi Khera

My untamed heart so easily builds,
Dreams of an unbound love,
And even though it breaks each time,
I just can’t get enough.
Unknown desires present themselves,
Only in slumber, I guess,
But reality brings hopelessness,
And leaves my mind in a mess.
I feel the pain of waking to a bitter life,
But time and again I find,
A fairytale moment is still more precious
Than the heartache it leaves behind.
Like a bird in a golden cage,
I stay a slave to the dreams I see,
And these golden bars, they break my wings,
When I face reality.
Until I create an outside world
Filled with the beauty of the cage,
I’ll bear the pain of breaking away,
And still come back to age.
I try hard to realize my vision,
But only in vain, it seems,
And until I fulfill them, I’ll stay
A slave to my dreams.