Dreams and Goals

Author's Note: In this essay I will be explaining a quote from the poem, "dreams" by Langston Hughes.

In the well known poem, "dreams" by Langston Hughes is mainly about holding onto your dreams at tough times. It's not a very happy situation. The stanza, "Life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly" is mainly about life isn't fair at times, but you just have to let those hard times heal. Langston Hughes is a fantastic author who has written many poems. I personally like "dreams" as a favorite of mine. "Dreams" is mainly about Langston saying, don't let go of your dreams because when life is rough, all you have are your dreams and goals.

A connection I have with this poem is when I have tough times, especially drama with friends at my age, I never let it get to me because I know that my main goal is to work through it with them. In the end I always achieve that goal. When someone says the wrong thing about your appearance and makes you upset, life will be a broken-winged bird but, you have your goal in life to change what they say.

I have a feeling the author wrote this poem because not everyone has a perfect life and sometimes all you have are your dreams and goals. This poem relates to me in many ways because not everything  turns out the way I plan. Another thought of why this poem was written is because maybe he was trying to say, don’t ever let go of your goals because one day you may achieve them.

Never let your dreams go because one day it might come true.  All struggles in life end, and if it isn't over yet, it's not the end. Again, not everyone has a perfect life but your goals and dreams will get you through the struggle.