Quixote is fantasy
verging on absurdism.

Sancho is reality
as dull as dirt. 

This is the split-world
we two-legged apes exist in:
Fantasy & Reality.

Fantasy is conjured
in our collective minds.
Reality punches us in the gut.
Emotion is the bewitcher
that rules both kingdoms.

You can wish upon a star
but it won’t take you very far
unless you do something.

A Wish
is our Fantasy singing to us,

Reality
is lacing up our boots.

It is the fire in your belly,
the fear in your gut,
that makes wishes
and dreams
come true.

– Tom Grimes,
Waterboy of Amarillo