I like to dream not fantasize
Dreams will take me far but fantasies shine bright like the stars
Stars that we reach for daily that are out of our arms length, out of our scope of vision
I envision myself walking into a building full of strangers and already having good friends
Or at least just friends on a bad day
Most days, I want to learn how to play the piano
But every time I try, I wind up walking away because my hands don’t play the sounds the song is meant to make My brother says I need to backtrack and start from the beginning
Master one hand at a simple song and then move onto chords
But I just want to lose myself in the music while my fingers glide gracefully
Gracefully like when I try to dance
My two left feet move in sync to their own rhythm
My mother says to first learn how to walk painlessly again before I try to run, let alone dance
So instead, I’ll just learn how to fly
Except I don’t know where my wings are and I forgot how to put them on
Maybe they were roasted by the last barbecue
Where we all sat around philosophizing life
Life is out to get me
Get me to not jump the gun
Because if you shoot for the stars
They’ll blow up and explode
And then
they’re gone
So I’ll just climb the ladder of my dreams one rung at a time
But I’ll fantasize a life where I was taller and would be able to take them two at a shot