To Be or To Become

To Be or To Become

We were told we could be anything when we were young

It wasn’t about the money if we had fun

“Do what you love”, “Create”, “Inspire”, “Enjoy freedom”

As we grew older, things became slum

Reality sunk in, tables turned, it wasn’t awesome

It was all about the deadlines, school, so we won’t be “dumb”

We were told to get married, to find a husband that was handsome

Days to Months, Months to Years, Winters to eventually autumn

Now, money was mandatory, “The fun and games are over”, is the new anthem

The era when generation no longer cared for jobs, but only income

No education, disrespectfulness, illegal wrong-doings were their “item”

After a while, the known morals became random

And the truths of having jobs brought boredom

Actually working to earn money became something people could no longer fathom

Just rhyme or have rhythm and that’ll bring you stardom

Here lies the 21^st century, Welcome!

Where being original and showing leadership is seldom

Follow me, I’ll try to show you my way of running the system

Find your light, be yourself; don’t fall victim

How So? reread this poem