GUARDING DREAMS by Bhengu SS

Sweet child, with aspirations soaring high,
Settle down, lest you fly too high.
Beware of the world's edge,
For a fall from grace can shatter dreams like fragile ledges.
Your spirited mind, a beacon bright,
May be dulled by the shadows of the night.
Dreamer, tread lightly and heed my warning,
For the world can be cruel and dreams a sacrifice for morning.

A man's world, they say, but what of women's might?
Their dreams,...