Chasing Dreams

Chase your dreams they say

but don’t let it go to your head

don’t pull the stars from the sky

without knowing how to reach that high

after all you’re only sixteen

without a doctorate degree

or your acceptance to Yale

you’re still not a satisfied teen  

Chase your dreams, they say

but don’t forget you have to take a least 3 ap classes this year

go to soccer practice at 4

SAT prep is at 5

remember what we said about our family dinner always being at 7?

And

you should get a good night rest because tomorrow

tomorrow, is a whole other day

Chase your dreams, they say

but don’t go into art,

that lifeless face that you spent all night

trying to get the perfect stroke to resemble your eyes

won’t pay for any of your bills

or glorify the importance of our family name  

Are you chasing your dreams, they ask

have you actually thought about what you want to be in life?

perhaps, an actress that never hides her figure

living her lavish lifestyle

getting high of the fame is what triggers.

Or

an athlete whose calves will explode

on the last 100 meter dash

running till his death

born to be feeling that rush

Chasing dreams in a world that forces me to change my visions

twists all of my perspective

and won't let me take my own decisions

is a world that I fear

for my children and their children.

They won’t ever be okay

because the world is a cruel and mean and nasty place

it wants to see who will suffer

and who will endure the pain