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Title: Determination to Dream
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Blog Entry:                                                 Determination to Dream           I.             Dream             As  I sit here             12  o'clock             Soon  to be one             I  stair down             Into  this brewed cup of oil.             Tugging  at my intellect.             Thoughts  of wealth and prosperity             My  vision is full.             Trying  to focus             On  needs             And  putting wants second.             Risk  is a game of thinking             Plotting  strategies             Movements  forward.             Do  what it takes             Obtain  my goals             And  set the new.             Never  losing sight             Of  happiness or joy.             It  is the light at the end             A  realized vision.             A  dream fulfilled. II.            Fears             Apprehensive  of misfortune             Living  in a bubble.             Outside  is a wonderful place             I  am sure.             I  will never know             Stepping  out is a risk.             One             I  don't know if I can take             Cold  sweat running             Down  the back of my neck.              Soon  to reach my ankles.             The  timid young boy             Paid  the sixth grade bully.             Never  ate his lunch.             All  hopes are barred             Deep  in  agony and pain.             Bitter  sickness holds me in             While  others play in the sun.             Never  take a risk             Never  overcome a challenge             I  will lose. III.          Hopes             Like  the droplets             Of  breast milk             The  most pure and fulfilling.             Creating  desire             When  hunger is at it peak.             Like  infants they are seeds             Growing  stronger             With  every moment             And  piece of knowledge.             Nurturing  our minds             With  a honey so sweet             That  our vision becomes             Impaired.             A  fine line is walked             Between  the real             And  the obscure.             A  question of action or passive thought             A  separation of possibility.             It  is or is not! IV.          Perseverance             1000  years of living             In  a pit darkness.             0ne  day I walked out.             I  found strength             In  the warmth of insight.             One  goal achieved             The  ability to overcome.             At  age 12             Wanted  that shiny corm bike.             The  one that lived             In  the window of old Earl's Bike Shop.             Glistening  like a star among stars.             It  is a machine              Possessing  power             Everything  I desired.             Working  harder than 20 oxen             I  mowed lawn and painted fences             Took  the complaints             In  the end             I  had what all others             Lusted  after.             My  determination             My  hopes             And  my dreams.                       As It is Written     ©2008 Ben Greer PhotoBen750     www.bengreer.com