Dreams and reality
Terry Teza 1966 (Yangon)
When I was young,
I often dreamed,
To be an astronaut
To be a private detective
To be a billionaire.
As time goes by,
Only dreams changed,
Yet, I didn't changed.
Like a child chasing a rainbow,
I chased my dreams
till three decades has gone.
Yet, dreams didn't become reality.
Buddha said
'The reality
can only be found
within this body and mind'.
Yet, I had been seeking the reality
outside instead of inside of
this mind and body.
Buddha said
'A person who lives only a single day but see the 'arising-passing away' of body and mind
is better than
a person who lives one hundred years but did not see
the 'arising-passing away'
of body and mind.
One day,
I decided to join
a mindfulness retreat,
To see the reality.
Since then,
Even if I don't live a century,
No more 'regret' in my vocabulary.
Now,
My only dream is
to be dreamless.
About this poem
This poem is about a child dream to find happiness. And becoming a seeker of reality as an adult.
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Written on July 17, 2018
Submitted on February 13, 2024
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 841 |
Words | 181 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 3, 4, 7, 6, 7, 3 |
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