Dreams Unfulfilled

Sometimes we have dreams
Dreams that we think that are about to come true
But in reality it is more of the same
Dreams that are unfulfilled
Life can be cruel at times
Through no fault of no one else
Life jerks the proverbial rug out from under your feet
The question how do you carry on?
How do you not give up on your dream?
A dream that you want as much as life itself
How do you not hold resentment
Toward the person who you felt was the answer to your long held dream
But truthfully are not
But is innocent as a dove
How do you not be cynical of life itself?
How do you continue to allow yourself to dream?
When so many times your dreams have been dashed?
Sometimes the hardest thing is
How do you go on? 

Jaclyn Horton
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