Don'T Have To Be Told
They told me I could move mountains...
But I couldn't even get them to budge.
They told me I could have my cookie...
But I couldn't even have it in fudge.
They told me I could be who I want,
But people still don't call me Bill Gates.
They told me anything is possible,
But I still can't grow money, so that is up for debate.
They told me to shoot for the moon,
but i still miss it every time!
They told me to love EVERYONE,
but they didn't tell me that it is a crime.
They told me school would make me smarter,
but more often people still treat me like a dunce.
They told me college would make me richer,
I went... and already had to file bankruptcy once.
The lesson here is not so bad
I promise where there's bad there is hope
With all the yeses I thought I'd get,
Most often I was slapped with a "nope"
But the moral of the story
Is that life can be misunderstood
You shouldn't always do what your told,
Instead, just do what you know you should.
And if you don't get what you thought that you'd get,
You must be looking at it all wrong.
Everything happens for a reason,
But I don't have to tell you...
you've known all along.
Copyright © Crystal Tichenor | Year Posted 2013
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