Furnace Of Dreams

The world will tell you it's impossible.
They will say that the dream you carry inside you
Cannot be, and will never be accomplished.
They will even give you reasons why you should not
Stretch your wings,
Take a running start,
And fly.
Only birds were meant to fly, after all.  That's why they come with wings.
Humans do not come with wings.
We have learned to make our own.
We are the beneficiaries of human genius.  We can climb into
An airplane, rocket, jet, glider, balloon,
Or squirrel suit and go faster and higher than any bird.
Humans can fly.
You are human.
You can fly, too.
You can have your dream, and you will have it.
You did not come here to planet earth to fail in your dream.
My dream was to get a college degree.
It turned out to be a two-year Associates.
It took me ten years.  I spent some time in an closed institution
In the midst of all of it.
It hurt to be there.
I did it anyway, and got through it.
It hurt to get to my degree.
I did it anyway.
It hurts to live.
You and I both do it anyway,
Every moment
Of every day
Of our lives.
Work toward your dream.
Fight through the fire and the storm,
And get to your dream.
Understand that you have a dream for a reason.
You are the reason.
As you battle toward your dream, other dreams
Will come.
They, too, will require another trek
Through a different fire.
Fight through it.
Crawl. and fall, and work, and laugh,
And cry through it.
You will become the bearer
Of your own dreams.
Dreams fashioned as you kept moving in
The place where all dreams are brought about.
The Furnace of Dreams.

Adam Scott Campbell