The Dreamer Within

I've lost the dreamer within
It left, I just can't say when
Life became a game to survive
No place to thrive
It left but its coming again.

Over time you learn to see
Every loss and victory
The gateway to wholeness
The gateway to be
It's finding life in the misery.

The dreamer within was knocked out of the ring
Put on the sideline
Benched in the game
I forgot what it looked like
How it was to feel peace.

The feelings within buried
All the baggage carried
My soul put to the fire
My body burning away
My spirit endured all the flames.

The dreamer rose from the ashes
Made a vow to dream again
But now it's wiser
So when the misery comes
It wont crumble again.