To Be
To be
Or not to be
Lines so cliched
Their meaning is frayed
A pretender at work
An actor is made
See, I always wanted to be more
Than a salesperson
Going door to door
Yes I do solemnly confess
That I never wanted
To work at a desk
And then I found acting
And its complex craft
I never knew how impacting
It was
This attracting hobby had the
Power to be so distracting
I soon fell in love with
Not only acting
But reacting
Enacting
Things that others couldn’t
My dream job
To fake what people in society
Normally wouldn’t
It’s so stereotypical
This dream job of fables
They say “You’re an actor?”
And then “Have fun waiting tables”
See everyone leaves out this key factor:
Passion.
My obstacle that glooms before me
Is the condemning wall
That stretches as far as the eye can see
To be or not to be
To overcome
Or to sucumb
To this judgmental sea
This train of thought
That has always taught
Children to choose the safest path
Is like a gunshot
In the minds of the creative
It is that very way, that children are
Brought up
That is my obstacle
“Don’t be an actor”
“You won’t make money”
But I’ll do what I love
And that’s as sweet as honey
Isn’t that funny?
To be
Or not to be?
Hm, that’s a tough choice
But I'll choose the one
That gives who I am
A voice.