Our dreams were too heavy
a burden unbearable
weighing down the world
with each ponderous step

Our dreams were too heavy
sinking beneath the waves
an endless drowning figure
ghostlike in the gloom

Our dreams were too heavy
sinking cities, tearing down the stars
etched upon our hearts
as we forgot to be uplifted

Our dreams were too heavy
until the moment we transformed
casting off the chains
that dragged our world down

We seek our sinking cities
we cast the stars heavenward
we lift our heavy dreams
and grin defiance against the day – Caroline A. Slee