By Ali
Date: 2002 Jun 21
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The Dream

I have lived by a star
That died in the night,
I have breathed with a fire
That sought to steal my soul,
But it's only a little bit,
It's only a little bit
Crazy--
And I'm okay with that.
I'm not strong enough yet,
And I tell myself that I will be
Soon,
But I'm lying because I know
That I'm getting weaker,
Minute by minute.
I am standing here,
Trying to believe in what I know
To be false,
Illusionary,
And otherwise unreal--
Nothing makes one stranger,
More foolish
Or more daring,
Than love.
When it comes done to it,
There really is no contest,
And I know that I am on
The losing end,
And I'm okay,
I'm okay with that,
I'm okay with imperfection.
I have lived by a dream
That broke apart in my hands,
And I remember the blood I spilled,
And I remember the  pain that I caused,
But I also remember something else--
The peace I felt,
For a fraction of the time
That we spent together.
I have breathed with passion
That knows no equal,
And though we won't always have Paris,
We'll always have the dream.