“Dreams are safe…” 
she said
“…in them no one tells me I can’t.” 
I let that idea 
sink into my soul, 
but only for a moment, 
then shook it off 
faster than a spider creeping up my arm.
I would rather be 
beaten down a thousand times 
in a woken state, 
where I actually stand a chance, 
than a prisoner 
in a fairytale of my own making 
where I am stuck with only 
believing I can. 

*With much gratitude for the teachings of Anthony de Mello in Awareness: