Reality
A state of matter that exists as it is.
No idealism.
No expectations that I can surpass.
No romanticization of who I am or once was.
A liberation from my thoughts.
Or not.
How quiet reality can be.
While I dream of life with such color and vitality,
I sit in my room.
Dim lighting.
Fan buzzing.
Eyes wandering.
I sit in my room and think
Of what I want, wish, and desire.
And I forget what I am capable of in this quiet reality.
A reality that acts like a canvas.
A reality I can paint with my dreams.
With pastel colors.
And different hues.
I forget what my hands and my eyes and my mind and my voice can do.
I forget how they can function to create, think, and inspire.
I forget how they can learn, develop, and do.