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The Place Where Dreams Go To Die

I know of a place
it's not very far
just knowing it's there makes me cry

There's a road going in
so heavily traveled
it's the place where dreams go to die

Too many people
have visited there
that graveyard of ideas and hopes

Their last respects paid
they leave broken hearted
and bound by invisible ropes

For they had grown weary
of deep disappointments
and losing the joy they once knew

And battered and bruised
they silently wept
believing their dreams won't come true

The graves are unkempt there
grown over with weeds
and the wreckage of lives gone to waste

What drove those who go
to that sad destination
has such a familiar taste

I wish I had never
found my way here
I've been down this road once or twice

In searching for peace
I've let go of dreams
and that is a costly price

So take it from me
Turn back while you can
You’ve no further need to ask why

Live your life to the full
And never return
To the place where dreams go to die

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P.S. Awtry Date: 12/31/2018 7:33:00 PM Soulful sad and true Login to Reply Michael Wise Date: 1/1/2019 6:54:00 AM How I wish that it weren't. Thanks for stopping by P.S. :)

Caren Krutsinger Date: 12/27/2018 9:36:00 PM Wow! This describes a place where almost all of us has been. Thank you for being brave enough to honor the place where dreams go to die with a poem. Login to Reply Michael Wise Date: 12/28/2018 6:54:00 AM Thank u Caren. Feels like I've been living there lately. :)

Sunlite Wanter Date: 12/27/2018 6:18:00 PM Touched me more than any poem I've read lately! A fav for me. Login to Reply Michael Wise Date: 12/27/2018 6:48:00 PM Thank u very much Sunlite. That means a lot to me. :)