The dreamer

I'm a dreamer 
I run 
to feel the wind blow on my face
and billow around my body 
and to feel my heart 
beating strong and steady 
inside it's cage of ribs 
I cry 
because I'm strong 
strong enough to feel 
and embrace my pain with open arms 
i sing 
letting the sound blanket me
in what feels like freedom 
because I have a voice
and I'm not afraid to use it
I open up my heart 
because I can 
I allow people to go 
and come
my family 
is not defined by blood
I dance because I love the feeling
my body swaying 
to the music 
I laugh 
cause it always sounds a little different 
and because it means I'm happy 
I dream 
because I'm a dreamer 
I think up wild ideas 
that rarely end up on paper
and I fill my life 
with the best kind of fire 
Oh yes
i'm a dreamer 
With ink-stained fingertips 
and a special dorky smile
i love to learn
and try to make everything worth my while 
I'm a laugher 
a lover 
a liver
but most of all
I am a dreamer.