I Can't live without my dreams,

Living,

It's the only thing I have,

Or so it seems,

Everyday I wake up to a new issue,

My mind cries,

I need a tissue

 

I can't live without my dreams,

Am I allowed to have any?

The content of my skin says no,

Having melanin said so

 

I can't live without my dreams,

If I wake up I'd have nothing to wish for,

The reality of life has left me sore,

 

As I dream,

I experience the desires of the past,

The goals of the future,

And, I leave behind the pain of the present,

That will come last

 

I can't live without my dreams,

I struggle to sew it together at the seams,

Being limited to the amount I am given,

One day I will be livin',

 

I can't live without my dreams,

That one day I will be seen equally,

That I can walk home safely,

That I know help would come for me instead of passing me by,

They don't even try

 

I believe that my skin,

my intelligence,

my home,

my clothes,

the amount of money my mother makes,

the location of my father,

the choices of my brothers and sisters,

None of that should define my goals,

None of that should have a tie

 

I can't live without my dreams,

The day I can make a difference in this world,

My hair shouldn't have to be curled,

My eyes shouldn't have to be blue,

I have dreams and goals too

 

I can't live without my dreams,

Am I allowed to have any?

The content of my skin says no,

Having melanin said so

 

I Can't live without my dreams,

Living,

It's the only thing I have,

Or so it seems,

Everyday I wake up to a new issue,

My mind cries,

I need a tissue