College Costs
The bills pile high, a daunting stack,
A monetary, heart-attack.
My savings dwindle, stress takes hold,
A future mortgaged, stories told
Of ramen nights and budget woes,
Where every dollar carefully goes.
A thirst for knowledge that returns
A brighter vision, sharper mind,
A world of possibilities to find.
Though costly now, the seed is sown,
A future reaped, uniquely grown.
The price is steep, the struggle real,
But the worth within, I truly feel.
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Personal financial struggle with some abstract reflection on growth.
Multiple interconnected ideas: debt, stress, education value, sacrifice.
Negative struggle balanced by hopeful resolution and affirmation.
Urgent opening ('heart-attack') moderates into determined, steady tone.
16 lines total, within 16-30 range.
Stack metaphor, fire/seed imagery, personification of stress and knowledge.
Pure internal lyric voice reflecting on personal emotional experience.
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