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I Wanted To Be

I wanted to be a ballerina with a dump truck.
A pink tutu with frothy petticoats and a red and white dump truck.

If I could not have that,
I wanted to be a newspaper reporter with a loud typewriter
And a red laddered fire truck.
Clanging and banging as I drove to murder scenes.


If I could not have that,
I wanted to be a millionaire with an orphanage and
a home for dogs.  
We would have a swimming pool and a movie theater.

If I could not have that, 
I wanted to be a race car driver with my own pit crew.
My race car would be magnificent, sponsored by Kellogg.

This dream was my most persistent. 
I still drive laps in my sleep, satisfying my inner child
Who refuses to give up this dream.

Copyright © Caren Krutsinger | Year Posted 2019

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Sandra Adams Date: 7/20/2019 6:51:00 PM dreams keep us living....never give up on the dreams :) hugs! cute poem! Login to Reply Caren Krutsinger Date: 7/21/2019 6:41:00 AM I never will, I never could. When 1960's and 1970's music comes on the radio, I find myself pushing the metal to her breaking point.

Quoth Theraven Date: 7/20/2019 10:15:00 AM Caren, I like the dream where you are a millionaire, taking care of all the children and dogs who have no family of their own. I would bring float toys and popcorn. -Richard Login to Reply Caren Krutsinger Date: 7/21/2019 6:42:00 AM And I would let you, and you could sit around with me figuring out how we would steal away the children with bad parents and raise them too.

Kim Rodrigues Date: 7/20/2019 6:54:00 AM So great! Dream big!! Login to Reply Caren Krutsinger Date: 7/21/2019 6:42:00 AM I dream so completely, when I wake up I am shocked it has not already come to pass....

Silent One Date: 7/20/2019 5:17:00 AM we dream so much as children, sometimes it is all we have..... Login to Reply Caren Krutsinger Date: 7/21/2019 6:43:00 AM Yes, and sometimes we dream during the daytime also, Silent One. I am a daydreamer who can pretend to be listening throughout a seven hour seminar but has only heard the speaker's name.

Demetrios Trifiatis Date: 7/20/2019 3:28:00 AM I prefer you as you are dearest, Caren, with your inspirational writing, kind heart and pure soul. Xxx Login to Reply Caren Krutsinger Date: 7/21/2019 6:44:00 AM Thank you so much Demetrios. I see you have seen crazy people like me racing around your car on the highway.

Alexis Y. Date: 7/20/2019 2:11:00 AM Hi Caren, From one "dreamer' to another, I like your style and your "poetic" flair. The way you write comes across in an authentic way. I'm glad to view you, because you are one of a kind :-) Alexis Login to Reply Caren Krutsinger Date: 7/21/2019 6:44:00 AM Thank you so much Alexis. What a fantastic comment! I love this!