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The Transparent Dream

Dec 29, 20245 min read
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I entered college with no plan, no dream,

Just a wish to be better, to craft a new scheme.

To learn something good, to rise and to grow,

To find in myself a deeper glow.

I’ve seen the shadows before life’s dawn,

The sting of death, the nights forlorn.

I’ve faced failures that shattered the air,

And found in exams no reason to care.

For those who top are often in despair,

The wealthy, too, have burdens to bear.

I’ve seen the ache behind gilded smiles,

And walked through their empty, endless miles.

Yet thinkers, oh thinkers, so pure and so wise,

Describe life as water, clear under skies.

They find in the world a beauty untold,

A treasure not bound by silver or gold.

Their thoughts are mesmerizing, a radiant stream,

A glimpse of a life that feels like a dream.

To see so deeply, to feel so true,

To live a life that’s born anew.

And so my goal, my heart’s desire,

Is to kindle within that sacred fire.

To achieve the clarity that their minds create,

To see life’s wonders, to resonate.

For without this vision, life seems vain,

A hollow shell, a fruitless gain.

But with it, the world is vast, profound,

A symphony of beauty in every sound.

I strive for that transparency, so bright,

To drink from the well of their endless light.

To be, like water, fluid and free,

And find in life eternity.

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