I remember as a child…closing my eyes
My mind would wander in dreams
Scenarios of my life; of my future
All possibilities…within my reach
My dreams were so simple; so innocent
Nothing would ever…hold me back
To dream was to create reality
My happiness was a God-given fact
My life was complete; I was happy
I even found the man of my dreams
He fulfilled my every wish; every desire
Forever mine…he would always be
My place in this world was established
I had purpose in life; I had faith
My life, I knew, made a difference
The rewards of my life need not wait
My days were filled with sunshine
I was surrounded by warmth and love
Gloom and sadness were but a fleeting memory
Chased away by my Father above
Dreams, in that time, came so easy
To close my eyes…was to dream
To escape from my world; to my fantasy
Praying my future was how I dreamed it to be
But we all know the reality of daydreams
Is that, in fact, they’re not reality at all
Life isn’t easy…isn’t fantasy
There are obstacles, disappointments; we fall
But as I close my eyes and my mind wanders
I realize; this is the way my life is supposed to be
That without tears, I might overlook the happiness
That was so prevalent in all those daydreams
Maybe a “happy” life isn’t…my daydreams
But a balance between reality and fantasy
Reaching for dreams is admirable… but “happiness”
Comes from understanding we’re where God intends us to be
Written by TaVona Salaz Treadwell