A Dreamer

A dreamer - - - - - - - In visions of yesterday's night Of the night bird's sweeping flight I saw I was climbing On fancy's wings I had a dream I had a wish And the world had been sleeping since I was young and bubbling And I wanted to change the world To a new height, to a new shining All through the silent night Toward the stars-decked skies I was racing and racing Alas! at day break there were no dreams And I found myself falling flat and bruised For I realized it difficult to change the world It mattered not to me As I cherished another dream That I wished to change my nation Alas! all roses and lilies turned to thorns But I stopped not dreaming dreams I lost not my hopes For I had another dream born That I began to focus on my town Alas! it was a dream after all And I could not change it on my own Now dreams fading fast And I realized I was left with none But at once came another one As an older man I tried to change my family soon Now as an old man I realize the only thing That I can change is myself and my own And suddenly I realize That if long ago I had changed myself I could have made an impact on my family My family and I on our town And their impact could have changed the nation And I could indeed have changed The world to a certain extent with a lesson….