Deadd Accountt Poet Couplet

Sorry Ma, the World's a Little Harder Than I Thought

He had enough dreams to fill the universe, and still have some left over 
He was impressed by nothing less than perfection, so he was then over-

Eager to embark on his new life, 
Just turned 18, said goodbye to his parents and then decided to do right 

And BE himself, 'cause though many people cared for him 
He NEEDS himself 

And he wants to be free 
So then he walked out of the door to find work out of the streets 

But when he opened up his wallet, and simply saw a black hole 
He decided nothing is free, and started to walk back home 

When he made it back home, he apologized to mom, told her;
"Sorry ma, the world's a little harder than I thought."

3/27/17

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Gayle Rodd April 1, 2017 at 1:15 PM Wow. Naivety meets the real world! It's the unfortunate truth!

Arthur Vaso March 30, 2017 at 8:27 PM I liked this! I actually ran away from home at four years old, but changed my mind after 15 to 20 minutes!!!

Maria Williams March 28, 2017 at 11:50 PM This is a great poem OP, taking on the world at 18, yeah we can all identify with that.

Doug Vinson March 27, 2017 at 8:32 PM : ) Dreams.... and then the more practical aspects of life. Great beginning for you on PoetrySoup, OP - nice to see your variety. Some people roll in with 10 or 20 first poems that are really all the same thing - and that's fine - maybe there is an enormous need to write so, but better to give the reader a change of pace, theme, etc.