A Dreamer in A Big City (by Kia Storm)- Published on Stories from the Streets Online Anthology

This morning I stare at my reflection in the mirror....caught up in a silent trance between me, myself and I.

Barely able to recognise the woman staring back at me,

This vacant smile...tells my story.

Can it be, my reflection, no longer believes in me?

I am an angel amongst the many faces...determined to live out a vision in a city that never sleeps....

Isn’t London the place to be if you dare to dream big.

But isn’t she worldly? They whisper and I pretend I can’t hear them

Isn’t she wonderful? They murmur in astonishment

Trading my soul for my dreams... In a city that never sleeps. Emerging from the east end of London Town

So I whisper my trade mark air of motivation to me, myself and I

‘Light up....Kia...light up!’

But where is Kia?

That little girl with her hair tied back in pig tails...all wide eyed and bushy tailed

Innocence is so hard to restore

When you lose it...you lose it forever...

The world suddenly becomes a lonely place. Lost in translation, East London scares and clothes me, simultaneously.

I smile... who should I be today, I wonder? Whispering my trade mark...words of inspiration

Today is your day....kid make it happen today!

During the past years I learnt some really harsh lessons, experiences that forced me to take a deep look at myself...in that dangerously contemplative way

“Thank you Father....For I have truly grown through changes"

I learnt to light up my own flames and keep them burning

the worst part about doing and wanting so much.....

Is trying not to run out of steam before you get there...

Where? I am not sure...anywhere but home, I guess...

It is so easy to dream...the hardest part is to turn that dream into reality

“So come on kid...get it together stay positive” I mutter

I smile and my fans recite their usual phrase, “Kia we love you.”

“I love you too,” I mumble

Then I open my eyes and I am in a room, staring at my reflection and I am by myself again

I sign graciously and whisper

Light up Kia...Light up

This is your story...This is you moment

Just you with a dream... in the east end of London Town.

Make it happen Kid...Make them notice you...

Copywrite Kia Storm

By Kia Storm Published by Stories from the Streets: http://www.storiesfromthestreet.com/wordpress/2009/10/11/a-dreamer-in-a-big-city/