The problem with a dreamer
Is I dream a web of
Futures for myself—
Five full lifetimes of
Potential,
Scratching the surface
Of the vastness of Impact
Or Service or Knowledge—
A craving like a drug
And cotton candy.
Anticipatory adrenaline
Beckoning success,
The changes of
The world’s tectonics
As I aid mankind in motion—
Toward what?
As I dream, I realize
Your seldom-seen smile as
You thanked me in secret is
Enough to satiate
Should this life spill
Over too soon.