--- title: Real Life date: 2008-08-31T14:45:25Z modified: 2024-10-17T09:47:38Z permalink: "https://www.poetryoflife.com/real-life/" type: post status: publish excerpt: "" wpid: 408 categories: - Life Poems author: Praveen Kumar timestamp: 2024-10-17T09:47:38Z tags: - Life Poems --- another night of tossing and turning unable to sleep in this journey knowing fully landfall is imminent, i brace myself for the moment! running around in circles i move around hypnotized unable to sit down in place unable to do anything meaningful; waking up to the start of [a new day](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/a-new-day.md), i wonder how long to go before the day of the reckoning; i think it’s still dawn but i really don’t know, time flew so fast, i can’t remember a thing; i sat down to take a good look at me, but my eyes couldn’t see myself; i started to think about tomorrow, but my mind got stuck in present; everyone keeps talking, yet i don’t hear a thing; i wonder what it’s like to live i wonder what more should i do, to live [life](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/life-goes-on-and-on.md), a real life; – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – alternate ending – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – everyone keeps talking, yet i don’t hear a thing; everyone keeps dreaming a lot, yet i [dream](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/its-just-like-a-dream.md) of only life, a real life that is; – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the actions stems the [dream](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/dream-weaver.md) again; and this interdependence produces the highest form of living. – Anais Nin Love the moment. Flowers grow out of dark moments. Therefore, each moment is vital. It affects the whole. Life is a succession of such moments and to live each, is to succeed – Corita Kent