The Dream in the Drawer

The Dream in the Drawer
by Brianna Anderson

"They were allowed to dream once,
For a time reality was bliss.
But hardship came
And everything had gone amiss.

They traveled so far to get there;
Sacrificed much for the dream.
But God had another plan it seemed.

So father put away the dream;
Kept it safe in a drawer.
He opened it at times,
But everyday it grew harder to ignore.

If they never knew what it was like
For their dreams to come true,
Would they never miss them?
Now that they are through?

Even if this pain and regret lasts,
Till they are sorely shaken,
And hard times do not pass.
Perhaps it was worth it after all,
To experience the dream for a short time;
Than not at all.

The drawer is closed,
And now a new dream must begin.
God is still good; He is our hope and has always been.

Although we cannot see it anymore,
He has a better dream in mind,
Then the one we’ve put away in the drawer."

"Your father...has made many sacrifices for his family and put away many dreams...He put them in a drawer. And sometimes, late at night, he takes them out and admires them. But it gets harder and harder to close the drawer..." ~Peter Pan