Dreams and Dreams – Serene Words

The small “I” eagerly waiting for the dusk to enter my sight,

for the darkness to cover my eyes,

to get lost inside the beautiful world of mine.

It was different, a different dimension,

different from reality that limited my limitations.

A place with no boundaries.

I knew it was all inside my head.

But I was free there, free to fly high,

there was not a single need to justify,

Justify my decisions and my deeds.

I would touch the sky or jump in the stars,

I would talk to the moon or dive in the clouds.

Fall sometimes but I still healed my scars.

I was brave, wasn’t I?

I would fight the monsters and play a hero

I would save the world and still not get tired.

Sometimes I would lose and start from zero,

But I had the energy to run again, to fight again.

Everyday, in my dreams, within my closed eyes.



It was me, a 10 year old child lost inside imagination.

As an adult today I realize, I already had the glimpse of my life fast forward to years from that time. Yeah, I wouldn’t want to touch the sky like in a dream, but I still hope to reach high!

There absolutely aren’t monsters out there but everyday I have to justify my existence and deeds to some ‘people’, people questioning and setting my limitations.

And this is how life has always been and will be because this world that welcomes me, after opening my eyes, is just too real for me to fantasize.



Somewhere in the process of growing old, the dreams that once swiped inside my sub-consciousness cramped within my closed eyes are today making me burn the midnight oil, with a hope of achieving that someday.

And in between the process, I, who was a brave hero of my own, became a little tired maybe. The one who would take the risk is today inside the cozy blanket of comfort.

A little scared maybe, scared to face things, scared to work for dreams, that I once saw with my open eyes.



But I don’t stop there, do I?

Everyday the little ‘I’ reminds me of what I am and what I can do, where I began and how I took on all the challenges till now. I am the experienced one, inside my dream and outside for the dream, I have worked, fought, hoped and achieved. I will continue to do so and so will you!

Remember the brave self of yours, the one who won, who crossed the limitations and conquered the world inside that cute little dream space of yours? There is not much difference between your dreams and your ‘dreams’.



The dreams you see by closing your eyes are just the imagery of the reality you will be facing after you wake up. So it’s that simple, dream to experience, close your eyes and dream to achieve, burn the midnight oil!

We can do both, can’t we?


Memoir of growing up