The Dreams of My Youth

As a young child
I was free to invent
A world of my choosing
And the world I chose
Was an enchanted place
Full of mysticism
And magic
Where anything
Was possible.
One minute
I could be
Superman
And the very next instant,
Become a cowboy
Or even an Indian.
As I began to read
I chose books of adventure,
Books like
Swiss Family Robinson
And Robinson Crusoe.
I lived those adventures,
And in my mind
They were real.
I dreamed
Of visiting far away lands,
Encountering strange people
And battling dangerous foes.
I dreamed
Of an eventful life,
And to an amazing degree
My dreams have been fulfilled.