I Never Even Took Off....

When I was a child

I had so many dreams

But as I've gotten older

They've all died, it seems

.

I wanted to be an actress

But I was too shy for the stage

I wanted to be a mother

But I wasn't the right age

.

I wanted to fight fires

But they were more fun to light

I wanted to be a bride

In a beautiful dress of white

.

I wanted to be a doctor

But that took too much school

I wanted to be a police woman

Enforcing every rule

.

I wanted to be a teacher

Helping children read and write

I wanted to be an artist

But all I knew was black and white

.

I wanted to be a paramedic

So I could help others in need

I wanted to be an author

Writing stories for people to read

.

I wanted to be a bad girl

But I wasn't very tough

I wanted to be a princess

But I wasn't pretty enough

.

I wanted to be a therapist

But I couldn't even fix me

I wanted to be an athlete

But then I had brain surgery

.

I wanted to be a singer

But I couldn't make the sound

I wanted to be an astronaut

But I never left the ground

.

"I wanted to be an astronaut. To fly so high, so far from this whole, wide world. But I didn't have to worry about a crash landing, because I never even took off."