—Ry Rose
I used to dare to dream
Before snuffed out by silent screams
Into the pillow of life
That smothers with strife
Now to survive
To stay alive
For others’ sake
Until I awake
From purgatory
‘til on higher ground from observatory
After mountain climbed
To thinner air sublime
Perhaps then
I will dare again
And per chance
From that stance
Be heard and seen
If only
There is such glory
And fullness to be felt
I will not lament
Then looking back
Over long jagged track
I simply dreamt
That I was a man who dreamt