
Sky Blue
It all begins with an idea. As we navigate this world and our experiences in it, we begin to gain perspective and make the most of the lessons along the way. I’ve learned to practice patience, but at the same time remain very ambitious.
This poem is from my book DEEP - A Collection of Poems.
Video Shot + Edited by JasGold Media
Poetry by Dom Root
Transcript:
With clear skies on the forecast,
This life could be what I make it,
I'm an optimist, or maybe I'm crazy to think My Poetry would take me places.
I use to dream high
Like where the spaceships go,
Now I just need room to cultivate on earth You know, like a space to grow...
I thought about making myself a shirt
With small font that reads
YOUR DREAMS ARE CLOSER TO REALITY THAN IT APPEARS
For years, I thought of my own
As the balloons being let go after Graduation, Symbolic of celebration and dissipation
Staring up in the sky at something once grounded, Now elevated, Almost certain
That I could make it.
And if it's was just conversation
Then I've wasted my potential.
As products of the culture
These years are instrumental
Every week
In Different ways, I’m feeling hopeless So I tap away my time
With focus driven by emotion
In this moment
I'm supposed to know the way
Or the move
The thing about ascension
Is that gravity kills the groove
Right when I'm tryna catch a break
Before it all burns...
I invest in the journey,
in hope for some return:
Take the good and the bad
There's a lesson to be learned
What you'll do for money
Far exceeds what it will do for you,
Stand firm upon your morals
And keep it closest to your roots.
Money makes the world go round
And that's probably true,
But I see the bigger picture
And I'm not playing to lose
MY DREAMS ARE CLOSER TO REALITY THAN IT APPEARS
It might take a few months
Or it might take a few years,
But we’ll get there.
Skies the limit
Sky Blue
[Poem]
Sky Blue is a poem that talks about the resilience necessary for chasing dreams as well as understanding how to stay neutral in moments of success or failure.
DEEP is a collection of poems written by Dom Root to share creative works from over the last 10 years of his creative journey. The poems included will cover topics that relate to self-awareness, storytelling, and vulnerability as an artist navigating the 21st century.