Fairy Tales and Unicorns

What happens when we lose our dreams, when there is nothing left to capture a moment or to dream about the future? There is nothing that keeps us going like having dreams, ambitions, desires or whatever you choose to call them. But however those tiny letters stack up to form the word, nothing can compete with dreams because in a world that belief is measured on faith, we have to know what we believe in and how far we are willing to chase those dreams. I believe in the essence of dreams and that by believing in something that means everything to you, you can do no wrong. I used to dream of falling in love, finding my prince, and being whisked away in a white carriage being pulled by unicorns. And in that dream, a young girl's mind was freed. And though I know my dreams have changed, they have become a little more realistic, though all the same they are what drives me and what keeps me sane in this world of reality. For a dreamworld sometimes has to be an escape to realize our place and what we're worth. These days I dream of keeping the love I have, keeping him for always; I dream of taking a walk along a Parisian street in the fall, of marrying in a church that means something to me, of being able to always write, of spending Christmas one year trapped somewhere with snow all around. I dream of kissing the man I love in the rain at the beach, of standing for hours in a snowfall and not caring about anything else in the world; I dream of making love last forever, and of dying with dignity, knowing that I meant something to someone somewhere and that I touched someone with more than I could ever know. These are dreams that may never come true, but they still are the dreams that I hope do. And it is dreams and wishes like these that keep us alive and that push us forward, hoping for the future, hoping we'll live to be the people we should be. My dreams have changed from fairy tales and unicorns to dreams that are a bit more realistic, yet still out there. My only hope, my only wish and my only prayer is that just a few of them come true...