A Child.
There was a point when we all believed, remember?
A point where all girls wanted to be just like Cinderella.
Where we all thought Sleeping Beauty was lucky to wake up,
And find her prince charming at the same time.
When The Little Mermaid was indeed fortunate to find her true love,
No matter the circumstances or the looks, mermaid or not.
Times when we sat next to our fathers, watching the soccer game,
Thinking that one day you would be better than number nine,
Or even number eleven.
When we sat down on the bleachers and thought,
“One day I’ll be in that racing car and I’ll be the champion.”
I believe there was a point where we all wanted to be a superhero.
Where we all wanted to fly high and we all wanted to be astronauts.
We all had dreams once.
And once we all believed they could come true.
Why have things changed?
I believe we should all still believe.
I still believe I could be that rock star.
My brother still believes he’ll be the best number eight-soccer player.
My youngest cousin continues to dream he’ll be a NASCAR racer.
Why can’t we all just believe?
Of course we’re going to find our prince charming.
And yes, an astronaut we will be.
All of us can be better than Spiderman, Batman, Superman, and The Hulk.
My point here is, that we still have to believe.
Go ahead and take your time to wish on that lonely star in the middle of the night.
Copyright © Stephanie Guaman | Year Posted 2010
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