Dreams Don't Pay the Bills
They're so worried about the possibility of 'starving' that they will completely disregard the 'artist'.
Do you want to
starve, they all
ask around their
frowns
I don’t know how to
answer, I don’t know
what to say
How will you
live, that dream
won’t keep you
sustained
You’ll need something
in an office, something
to pay you
hourly
or salary
just something more
You need something you
can live off of
Don’t be silly
don’t be a child
don’t be absurd
You can’t live
off a dream
You won’t be
living if you take
this path
it’ll just be surviving
Nothing you make
will make enough
Your only value
lies in how much money
you’ll earn
Are you calculating
Will anyone pay
you for those
silly words
and dismal drawings
Don’t be a child
You need to get
your head out of
the clouds
You need something
to make money
Put this dream on
the shelf
Nothing you make
will be good
enough, so you
need to seek
out a dead end
lifeless position
let the joy be sucked
out through monotonous
motion and stay
safe, sustained,
consistently paid
Dreams don’t pay the bills
You should crush them
before they crush you
If I had wanted to be
a veteranarian
a scientist
an astronaut
a store clerk
a teacher
or a nanny
those things don’t
raise a fuss
not like
writer or artist
Dreams don’t pay the bills
may be so
but dreams die before
we can even try due
to words like those
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This one really hits home and I love that it's a fresh take on the word "dream" Great job!
Wow. This is so true. Very well done.