The I Am Poem

I am a dreamer but it's not a dream

if you work at it, it's a powerful desire.

I wonder about my future. Will it be good or bad?

I hear the whistling wind that smacks the window.

I see myself at a French cafe listening to the busker and the people throwing change in his guitar case.

I want to leave this place to explore and find a better lifestyle.

I am a dreamer but it's not a dream

if you work at it, it's a powerful desire.

I pretend I'm at that place.

I feel the blowing air in my face

whispering in my ear saying go, go, go...

I touch the blank piece of paper ready for me to write my stories.

I worry if I can't fulfill my dreams,

but I think I can do it.

I cry of happiness, how my dream wipes me off my feet.

I am a dreamer but it's not a dream

if you work at it, it's a powerful desire.

I understand the risks I have to take

and the people I have to leave behind.

I say my dreams are bulletproof,

but I don't know that unless I give it a try.

I dream about being back in Europe where my ancestors lived

and as a Marine Biologists and also surrounded by people like me.

I push myself as hard as I can.

I hope to see myself the way I want my future self to be,

my dream.

I am a dreamer but it's not a dream

if you work hard at it, it's a powerful desire.

By Nicholas Weisenburger