I Gotta Get Published - Or Else
After holding a series of mind-numbing jobs
I was craving escape from the track-riding mobs,
And it came to me, then, what I needed to do;
It was look for a way to begin life anew.
Now, I gotta get published, or else!
Well, I'm no dilettante like the rest of you here;
See, I need to succeed or it's curtains, I fear.
I shall not be content with your feedback because
It just isn't enough to give creditors pause.
Man, I gotta get published, or else!
It won't matter how good or how bad it might be
But on-ly that it sells and brings profits to me.
It's okay if I pander to your lowest taste
Just as long as my efforts do not go to waste.
And I gotta get published, or else!
So I put in my time every day after work
In engaging my brain so I don't go berserk.
My position's a gut-wrenching grind, but I hope
To escape before reaching the end of my rope.
Please, I gotta get published, or else!
Copyright © Roderick Molasar | Year Posted 2015
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