You act like a guinea pig
Squirming your dismal life away
Allowing others to tell you
What to think,
What to do;
What to say.
They will tell you
Intelligence is measured
By the certificate on your wall
When, in reality
It is not this way at all!
A musician must play
A writer must write
A teacher must teach;
If you look a little deeper,
You will see
That they lead not by example
They do not practice what they preach;
You must never allow them to tell you
That your dream is out of reach.
Listen not
To what they say;
Live each day for you
And do not allow them
Or anything else
To stand in your way!