Lifes Work

Letters To A Young Poet

Did you hear the story?

March 29, 2007 — Filed under: mypoems

Did you hear the story? The one with magic and hope and beauty That story you would never believe if didn’t start out with ‘once upon a time’ You suspend your disbelief so that you can enjoy the visions The thoughts that take you beyond what your reality offers That reality that you’re born into The one that is ruled by laws and money and status But in the story all you have to do is believe Belief makes it true Belief makes everything happen You can turn walls into smoke, water into ice and believe any thing you want Building the story as you go, one page, one word at a time You just need to believe it to be true and it will be