Follow Your Dreams

If while pursuing distant dreams
  Your brightest hopes turn to gray.
Don't wait for reassuring words
  Or hands to lead the way.

For seldom will you find a soul
  With dreams the same as yours.
Not often will another help you
  Pass through untried doors.

If inner forces urge you
  To take a course unknown,
Be ready to go all the way,
  Yes, all the way alone.

That's not to say you shouldn't
  Draw lessons from the best;
Just don't depend on lauding words
  To spur you on your quest.

Find confidence within your heart
  And let it be your guide.
Strive ever harder toward your dreams
  And they won't be denied.

-Bruce B. Wilmer

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