when fantasies collide

when i was younger

i thought life

was a destination...

 

 

...at some magical point

everything came together

and we lived

happily ever after

and with that illusion

i carried certain fantasies

fairy tales perhaps

 of what

the perfect life

 looked like

and then i continued

to have disappointment

pain and heartache

i felt let down

discouraged

cheated

angry even

now i am learning

that the true problem

is my fantasies

were flawed

and life is more like

a journey

i need to rearrange my

expectations

and simply appreciate

 what

i do have

to be grateful

for what's surrounding me

to love those closest

to my heart

to simply be thankful

for what is