Tell me not of forgotten dreams <br />For dreams are fleeting - <br />Life's reality holds steadfast, <br />No room for dreams now <br />Only today's stark coldness <br />Shivers the magical song <br />That once embraced my heart; <br /> <br />Tell me not of forgotten hopes <br />For hopes are fading - <br />This is all there is now, <br />Nothing more than shadow - <br />Muted watery images <br />Void of color and sound <br />No longer breathing life; <br /> <br />Everything so far away now - <br />Love scattered on the wind, <br />Fragile petals blown and bruised <br />Dashed and broken - bleeding <br />Unrealized, unfulfilled, <br />Never to feel your lifeblood <br />Ignite my soul................................ <br /> <br />I am a ghost waiting to be reborn.<br /><br />Linda Ori<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/waiting-159/
