I had it once
The American Dream
The wife, 2.5 kids, and the white picket fence
were mine, if only for a blink

Waking up early on Saturdays
to make breakfast for a sleeping family
was my favorite thing
even if only for a blink

For a while, I fell asleep
holding a beautiful woman I loved,
my heart pumping hopes and dreams
that died in only a blink

A house of cards built 
on a foundation of sand
collapses and washes away
into the sea in only a blink