What if my dreams come true?

But it stayed a “what if” question 

So, I began to think in the future tense

When my dreams are a certainty 

I will conquer my fears

I will save the world

And my gravestone will read

“The woman who changed the world”

But before I know it,

The future rolls around 

So, I began to think in the past tense

When my dreams have become memories 

I conquered my fears

I saved the world

It’s a toxic type of daydreaming

Satisfaction without the effort 

I revert back to the present tense

When I'm sitting on the couch

Sleeping and dreaming

And wondering aloud