What Made You Stop Dreaming?

i saw you as a child
full of hopes
aiming for the stars
felt your hunger for change
as you spoke of the life
you planned
gave you thumbs up
a pat of approval
saw myself in you
eager to fly high

I came back and found you
so different than the last
an emaciated figure
bloodshot eyes
breath stinking
a broken man
You gave me a faint
smile of recognition
then strode away in avoidance

I wanted to know
who took the glow
in your eyes
who stole your
childlike faith
what made you
stop dreaming
But you were gone

I could have told you
I am still dreaming
my dreams of old