Anne S Poet Rhyme

What You Find

There he was, long ago, 
when someone no one knew wished for a dream to come true
He piled his work onto a 30 inch desk 
and told his boss he wouldn’t be around to handle the rest

He moved to California to start a new life 
and toyed with the prospect of livin’ high
When he’s all grown up I bet he’ll look back
And thank himself for choosing that

Maybe there’s nothing out there
and the world really is grim for most 
Hopefully, he can see what so many others don’t
Please hold onto what you find 
I need a reason to keep holding mine

So he signed up for a producing job
After learning all about what producing was
Just like me, I hope to say
Just like him, I’ll make it big someday

And now the sad part arrives, like it always does 
I just want to skip this once 
He left some dreams in the attic and 
it hurts so good but I’m good to leave this one here

Maybe there’s nothing out there 
and the world really is grim for most 
Hopefully, he can see what so many others don’t 
Please hold onto what you find 
I need a reason to keep holding mine

He found a way to live happily
He didn’t have to find the means
I’m writing this because it’s true 
I have the pen, so I decide, not you

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Beata Agustin September 19, 2026 at 6:23 AM Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.

Alison A Smith September 17, 2026 at 7:15 PM A poignant, lyric-shaped poem that moves like a song: reflective verses return naturally to the refrain, giving its uncertainty and hope a memorable emotional pulse. The speaker’s faith in another person’s leap of courage becomes a tender reason to keep believing in their own future, and the closing assertion—“I have the pen, so I decide, not you”—lands with quiet strength.