I Dreamt A Dream

I close my eyes

And I see my name shining in the lights

It's high up on the billboards,

And everybody turns their head up to see me smile

I am shaken and woken from my daydream

As I venture into reality

That boring, misshapen habit

Of a dull and ordinary life

I am stuck working desk jobs from 9 to 5

All I ever hear is jeering,insults,and loud reminders

Of how I am never going to be good enough

By friends, colleagues, acquaintances and family

I gulp down the tears, the pain and the hurt

As I clutch a folder, lying in my drawer

Tight in my hands, close to my chest

Titled 'dreams'- a collection of poetry

Someday my name will be up in the lights

And the fear, the insecurities and the identity crisis

Would turn into dust-

Pixie dust

I'll blow it over and fly.