I heard the journey of a thousand miles 

Starts with a step

I smile because 

I dare to dream

But sometimes 

I dare not step out

To chase my dreams

Taking bold steps

In torn running boots

Because the road ahead

may lead me back home

6 ft tall 

Under roots

With a wooden roof 

I've always wanted to be so good

I'd be called king

But what does this crown,

Gold rings do

If not add weights

To a head already aching

Heavy is the crown I guess

How do I chase my dreams 

And still catch feelings 

Help me fill in 

The blanks

Like the shots I shoot

Has my worth gone south

Or am I just north of my dreams 

Will you run this race with me

Or wait till I become the one

Who won

Crossed the finish line bruised

And now you think I'm ready 

So you circle back

Do not put bullet holes

In my bucket list 

If you can't fetch with me

Or make me A

The let me Be 

Leave me in this

Paradox of reality's light

Boxed Dreams that might

Come through at life's end

Till then

We walk the path of our dreams at day

Despite what the night-may

As life tests us

And before death arrests us

We will chocks off

Push back

Taxi

Till we're airborne

Don't give up on yourself 

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