Daily

CHASING AFTER RESPONSIBILITIES

THAT REFUSE TO BE DENIED
WE BREAK OUR BACKS, DAILY,

TO BARELY GET BY
LIVING FROM PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK

- I HAVE TO ASK …WHY?
…WHY DID THOSE DREAMS WE HAD AS KIDS

JUST WITHER AWAY AND DIE?
ASPIRING TO BE ACTORS,

WRITERS,

AND SINGERS

IN OUR YOUTH
BUT AS ADULTS

WE GIVE OURSELVES EXCUSES

TO WATER DOWN THE TRUTH
“IVE GOT TROUBLES,

IVE GOT KIDS,

IVE GOT BILLS…”
NEVER KNEW LIFE COULD CUT SO DEEP,

AND LEAVE WOUNDS SO REAL…
…AND HOW DO WE DEAL?...
BY GOING TO A MEANINGLESS JOB
BEING ROBBED OF OUR CREATIVITY
HUMANITY
SUCKED INTO THE CORPORATE MACHINE
TURNING YOUR SOUL

AN ENVIOUS SHADE OF GREEN
STAMPED WITH DEAD PRESIDENTS
BEING DRAINED OF ALL YOUR DREAMS…
NOW YOU’RE JUST A PRODUCT
TO BE BOUGHT AND SOLD
DAILY
ON A SHELF

WRAPPED UP IN REGRET

-HIDING AWAY SAFELY 

Author's Note

i live this poem on a DAILY basis...

Reviews

[Mark Anthony Games (Hum..]

(Review for Change the World Comp)

Absolutly magnificant, artistic, well crafted, full of meaning, great flow, overflowing with honesty and anyone who cannot connect with this needs help. First ever peice in this comp to get perfect tens across the board. Superb!

[Sirius King]

wow! thank u :-)

[SHEEMA HUQ]

excellent, really nicely constructed and thought provoking insights, reminds us how we need to sift through each daily troubling endevour to reach a non-corporationist position of creativity

[Sirius King]

very true

[Myenigma]

theirs a lot of truth to this, just dont forget those important dreams :)

[Sirius King]

i can never forget them, i have so many,,,that haunt me lol

[Priscilla Sayers]

Wow! that was powerful! Very inspiring and the damn honest truth! Great piece!

[Sirius King]

thanx for ur comment!

[minisla]

enjoyed this majority are suffering in the same manner

[Sirius King]

sad but true

[emmy bon]

Great and inspiring man, of course we live it everyday.

[Sirius King]

thanx man!

[R J Askew]

So do I mate. I am in a big box of an office, miles away from windows, which no one can open. There are no trees or grass ouside, just more concrete n glass. But here I am .. reading another dudes passionate poetry of rebellion! The flame lives on in the both of us methinks!

[Sirius King]

the flame will never die, im determine, ub2!....thanx for ur comment

[R J Askew]

Yep, we are lucky in this.

[Brandon S. Whitten]

BAM! This is spot on, absolute truth, brilliant and inspiring! Thank you for sharing:)

[Wolfwind]

Hmmmm....
Money is neither good or evil, it is simply a tool. It is a persons choice on how that tool is wielded.
If there is a will, there is a way...No job, lack of paycheck, or physical opposition has any influence one's artistic and creative lifestyle, that's a choice brought on by how an individual chooses to itemize their life.
Unless someone's got a gun to their head...they aren't bought or sold, they are either giving in or giving up, once again a personal choice.

Interesting flavor of words ya got going on here. I disagree with it though, simply because I know first hand that one can be as successful as they want to be and still maintain their creative spark. Letting the creative side be crushed...that's a choice.

Aaron

[Sirius King]

i agree money is a tool, and its the LOVE of money, (not the actual bills themselves) that motivates the evil inside some ppl...and those of us that don't come from a privileged background are taught from an early age that if u find "good job" hold on to it, disregarding ur dreams. there is really no choice in some situations, everyone has their own story

[Sirius King]

and for some ppl it is a choice, as i stated..."And Our Own Willingness To Forfeit Our Dreams For A Life Of Mediocrity...and a paycheck"

[Wolfwind]

I guess it all comes down to how we interpret our place within the greater society, that determines our actions. I didn't come from a privileged background in any way, but the way my parents explained it was that if you find a good job, you keep it, because that's common sense. At the same time follow your dreams, because that is also important. So as I grew up I found ways of making work and dream fit together. I get paid to drive a semi truck all across the country...it's good job. While traveling has always been the dream, while it also allows for me to have time to do my favorite creative endeavors, such as writing and photography. But I'll admit... I do love money. But it's not out of greed or the collection of material wealth, it is simply the reality that a bigger paycheck helps lubricate one's flow along the path of life. It's true that everyone is going to have their own story, as we are individuals, but I have yet to come across anyone, that when deeply looking into their situation, that a "No Choice" ending, was never a choice. Of course one can't include those less than 18 years of age, for they are not able to make decisions without the hand of a parent or guardian. So, I am curious, for those over 18, in your view, what is a "No Choice" scenario?

[Sirius King]

i actually think we kinda got off the subject of the poem, in the poem it states..."BUT AS ADULTS WE GIVE OURSELVES EXCUSES TO WATER DOWN THE TRUTH"......and then goes to say..."AND HOW DO WE DEAL?...
BY GOING TO A MEANINGLESS JOB..." i think these lines illustrate that yes we are making a choice to clock in to work everyday, but whats the alternative? being a starving artist? thats just not realistic for most ppl,,, this poem is something i wrote because i know ppl could relate to being frustrated with spending 8hrs+ a day at a job which they loath, to make just enough money to barely make ends meet. then on top of that they have kids to raise and other daily responsibilities, you may call it a choice, but some dreams have to be put on the back burner just so we can survive... i do agree with u, if you really want it, u will go after it, no matter what... thats why u r reading my poetry, because i made a choice to sit down and spill my thoughts on paper,,, but that doesn't change the fact that i feel i would be a lot further along creatively, if i wasn't made to feel like "the good job way" was the only way to go... thanx for ur comment :-)

[Sethnicity]

It's a Pride Swallowing siege on my Liberties!

got answers... I got a few to share...

[Mark]

Great work, It flows like rap but works as a poem. a suggestion would be to clean up the lines. The large font kind of made the lines spill over themselves.

I think most of us can relate. Dead end job, bills piling up, one hand wishing to lose the job and the other scared to death you might.

[Sirius King]

thanx for the tip