Dreams Are for Kids
Unveiling Adult Fears: Navigating Life Beyond Childhood Dreams
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When I was four
Childhood innocence and imagination
I had dreams about spaceships in the sky
Imaginary dreams of spaceships represent youthful fantasies
And all I feared
Fears were limited to simple, childish concerns
Were noises in my bedroom late at night
Nighttime fears typical of childhood, like unexplained noises
Now I am grown
Transition to adulthood with broader, more complex fears
I have fears of every kind
Adult fears encompass a variety of issues
My worried mind
Anxiety and concerns occupy the mind consistently
haunts me every night
The persistent nature of worries affecting nightly peace
When I was ten
Introduction of advice from Grandpa at age ten
Grandpa said you better face the truth
Grandpa advises confronting reality
Dreams are for kids
Devaluation of dreams, emphasizing adult responsibilities
And there are bounds to everything you do
Recognition of limits and boundaries in life
It's been a while
Passage of time without indulging in dreams
Since I've dreamt at all
Lack of recent dreams, potentially due to life's pressures
But my worried mind
Acknowledgment of the burdened state of the mind
Starts to realize
Realization of personal deception and self-reflection
How long I have lied
Acknowledgment of a prolonged period of dishonesty
To please people I
Pretending to please others not essential to one's life
Did not need on my side
Recognition of unnecessary efforts to gain approval
How hard I have tried
Struggling to conform to an inauthentic self
To become someone I
Failed attempts to be someone unrecognizable
Could not look in the eye
Avoidance of self-awareness and confronting one's true identity
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